Lavatera Dwarf Pink Blush

Lavatera Dwarf Pink Blush.  The perfect ‘last minute annual’, lavatera are quick-growing and are oh so easy to sow! Lavatera ‘Dwarf Pink Blush’ produces superb, miniature bushy plants, dressed in pretty pink, cup-shaped blooms. Lovely!

Height: 70cm (28″). Spread: 45cm (18″).  

Sow

March – May

Flowers 

June – September

How to Sow

Start off in a seed tray indoors and plant out in borders. Fill a seed tray with good, free-draining, damp, seed compost. Sow seed on the surface of the compost and cover with a very fine sprinkling of dry vermiculite or finely sieved compost. Place the seed and tray in a propagator or seal inside a polythene bag and keep at around 18-23C (65-75F) until the seeds germinate. This will take about 14-21 days. Don’t exclude light as this helps germination.  When the seedlings are large enough to handle, transplant them individually into 7.5cm (3″) pots or multi-cell trays. Before planting out, acclimatise the plants to cooler conditions by putting them outside for a few hours a day for a few weeks. Plant out when all risk of frost has gone about 30-45cm (12-18″) apart.