Purissima Tree Mallow Journal
Lavatera Purissima – Purissima Tree Mallow
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Lavatera Purissima is a tropical looking shrub, a hybrid of L. Assurgentiflora and L. Venosa which are native to California (http://www.malvaceae.info/Genera/Lavatera/californian.html). It will grow very quickly to over 8′ tall with dense foliage making it a good choice for a screen. The large purple hibiscus-like flowers appear from Spring through Summer. The blooms are very attractive, a glossy purple with dark veins. This evergreen plant grows in full or part sun and is drought tolerant once established.
I picked up this specimen from the Theodore Payne Foundation this past weekend. I had a chance to get Lavatera Assurgentiflora a couple of weeks prior to that but after some research I found that L. Assurgentiflora can have problems with insect pests that I know to frequent our garden. L. Purissima is known to be more garden tolerant and less prone to those pests so I decided that would be more appropriate for us.
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Plant Meta Data
| Common Name | Purissima Tree Mallow |
|---|---|
| Botanic Name | Lavatera 'Purissima' |
| Origin | California |
| Bloom Period | SpringSummer |
| Bloom Color | |
| Light Required | Sun |
| Water Tolerance | Occassional |
| Potential Size | 8' x 10' |
| Notes | Attracts ButterfliesAttracts SongbirdsAttracts Hummingbirds |
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1. April 24, 2012 at 3:25 pm
I have a uge tree Mallow about 20 years old. After the big rain I got insects which make little round marks on the back of the leaves and suck the leaf dry. I’ve cut it way back, sprayed the trunk bottom with Blackflag, left no branches touching the ground but don’t know how to get rid of those insects short of cutting the whole pland down.. Any ideas on how to kill this insect?
2. April 24, 2012 at 3:26 pm
I have a uge tree Mallow about 20 years old. After the big rain I got insects which make little round marks on the back of the leaves and suck the leaf dry. I’ve cut it way back, sprayed the trunk bottom with Blackflag, left no branches touching the ground but don’t know how to get rid of those insects short of cutting the whole plant down.. Any ideas on how to kill this insect?