Plant of the Day
Sunday 12 December 2021
Next to the compost heaps at Great Dixter, Sussex, a couple of Lavatera arborea ‘Variegata’ (tree mallow, sea lavatera, sea mallow, velvet leaf, wild tree mallow) plants were thriving. This plant grows from seed to be a biennial or a short-lived perennial with semi-evergreen variegated foliage and purple flowers in the summer.
Jill Raggett







