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Beginner
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2.5m
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2.5m
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5-10 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Lavatera x clementii 'Candy Floss'
Other names: Tree mallow 'Candy Floss', Lavateria 'Candy Floss'
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Genus: Lavatera
Variety or cultivar: 'Candy Floss' _ 'Candy Floss' is a semi-evergreen shrub with lobed, grey-green leaves and funnel-shaped, pale pink flowers. This plant puts on vigorous growth.
Lavatera x clementii 'Candy Floss' is: Semi evergreen
Flower: Pale-pink in Summer
Foliage: Green, Grey-green in Summer
Habit: Bushy, Spreading
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Plant with:
Buddleja 'Lochinch' (Butterfly bush 'Lochinch' ), Buddleja alternifolia (Alternate-leaved butterfly bush), Buddleja davidii 'Black Knight' (Butterfly bush 'Black Knight'), Buddleja davidii 'Dartmoor' (Butterfly bush 'Dartmoor'), Buddleja davidii 'Empire Blue' (Butterfly bush 'Empire Blue'), Buddleja davidii 'Royal Red' (Butterfly bush 'Royal Red'), Buddleja davidii 'White Profusion' (Butterfly bush 'White Profusion'), Buddleja 'Pink Delight' (Butterfly bush 'Pink Delight'), Hebe albicans (White hebe), Hebe 'Mrs Winder' (Hebe 'Mrs Winder')
Lavatera x clementii 'Candy Floss' (Tree mallow 'Candy Floss') will reach a height of 2.5m and a spread of 2.5m after 5-10 years.
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Suggested uses: Gravel, Wallside and trellises
Cultivation: Plant in light, well-drained soil in a sunny and sheltered position.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Full Sun |
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South, East, West |
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| Exposure: |
Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Tender in frost (H3) |
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