Lavatera 'Silver Cup'

$3.49

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The 'Silver Cup' lavatera is a spectacular annual that brings luminous elegance to the garden with its large, vibrant pink flowers delicately veined with deeper tones. From its first blooms, it creates a generous and romantic display, perfect for softening borders, enriching edges, or adding depth to large containers. Its bushy, balanced, and floriferous habit allows it to quickly create an abundant, almost theatrical effect, while remaining easy to integrate into various arrangements. Highly valued for its prolonged flowering from summer until early autumn, it faithfully accompanies the warm season, attracting bees and butterflies to its open corollas. Heat-tolerant and undemanding, it is suitable for both beginner gardeners and enthusiasts looking for a reliable and decorative plant. Planted in full sun in well-drained soil, it grows vigorously and requires little care other than moderate watering and the removal of a few faded flowers. Its flexible silhouette and vibrant hues create a joyful and refined atmosphere in the garden, like a burst of summer that renews itself week after week. It is a charming, robust, and very floriferous variety, ideal for quickly achieving a lively, colorful, and pollinator-friendly display.

Growing conditions

Watering
Moderate
Exposure
Sun
Germination temperature
18 to 22°C (64 to 72°F)
Germination (days)
10 to 21 days

Growth & dimensions

Spread
45 cm (18 in)
Height
60 cm (24 in)
Sowing depth
1 cm (0.4 in)

Flowering & harvest

Flowering
June to September
Sowing period
May to June
Harvest
June to September
Use
Beds, borders, containers, cut flowers, pollinator garden
Companion plants
Cosmos, zinnia, nigella, marigold
Incompatible plants
Not applicable