Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Lavatera L. [194]

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genus_en: Mallow

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Malvaceae

family_ja: アオイ

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distribution_en: Medit. to NW Himalaya, Australia, California

description_en: Genus of approximately 25 species of annuals, biennials, herbaceous, semi-evergreen, or evergreen perennials, and deciduous, semi-evergreen, or evergreen subshrubs and shrubs. They have a wide distribution, occurring from the Azores, Canary Islands, W. Europe, and the Mediterranean to C. Asia, Russia (E. Siberia), Australia, and California, USA, and usually grow in dry, rocky places, often near coasts. They are cultivated for their showy, 5-petalled, saucer- or funnel-shaped flowers (similar to those of Malva), borne singly or in racemes, mainly in summer. Leaves are alternate, variably shaped, long-stalked, and usually palmately lobed. The annual, biennial, and short-lived perennial species are suitable for a herbaceous border or for summer bedding; shrubby lavateras are best grown in a shrub border or, in areas prone to severe frost, against a warm, sunny wall.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost hardy.

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Sow seed of annuals in situ in mid- to late spring, or under glass in mid-spring. Sow seed of biennials in a cold frame in midsummer. Take softwood and greenwood cuttings of perennials in spring, and of subshrubs and shrubs in early summer. Propagate regularly as shrubs and perennials are often short-lived.

pests_en: Prone to stem rot, rust, and soil-borne fungal diseases.

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comment:

comment_ja: ラバテラ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20

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