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Definition of lavatera in English: lavateranoun ˌlavəˈtɛːrə A plant of a genus that includes the tree mallow. Genus Lavatera, family Malvaceae Example sentencesExamples - Orange lion's tail and yellow Jerusalem sage vie for attention with pink lavatera and blue Cleveland sage in flower-filled beds.
- Suited to all zones, lavatera flowers from mid-July till hard frost in moist, fertile soil.
- Not his mother - she was lifting flags in the garden preparing the ground for lavatera, hibiscus and a camomile path.
- Forsythia and winter jasmine are also fast growers and so, as they finish flowering can be cut back, although not as hard as the lavatera.
- These and plants such as lavatera, buddleia and cistus are generally not worth moving unless they have been in the ground for two or three years.
- To add color to a mostly herbal garden, rely on a few shrubs that bloom nearly year-round, such as lavatera and groundcover roses.
Origin Modern Latin, named after the brothers Lavater, 17th-and 18th-century Swiss naturalists. |