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Malva subovata
Also called Tree Mallow
Sea mallow (Malva subovata, also called tree mallow) is a shrubby plant from Mediterranean coasts that is grown for its showy pink flowers. It needs full sun and free-draining soil, and tolerates salt spray well.
Malva subovata, or the tree mallow, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to the shores of the western and central Mediterranean. When previously known as Lavatera maritima it gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
