A fantastic new arrival for 2024. Lavatera Marshmallow ‘Strawberry Cream’ is a medium-sized shrub with pretty, pastel pink blooms from April to September each year. Blooms are a nectar-rich enticement for pollinators and look fabulous as cut flowers for a vase or bouquet. As a more compact variety which reaches a height and spread of 1.5 metres, ‘Strawberry Cream’ is ideal for a large container as well as a shrubby border or sunny corner. Verdant foliage is held from March to October, making this mallow ideal for filling gaps in your planting too with the silky, hollyhock-like blooms adding stature and presence to the garden.
Plant Lavatera Marshmallow ‘Strawberry Cream’ in a light, moderately fertile, well-drained soil which benefits from full sun and has any aspect other than north facing. Once established plants are drought tolerant so ideal for drier parts of the garden. A hardy, deciduous shrub which will lose its leaves and become dormant over winter – reinvigorating the fo
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