Photographs: Durrus, Co. Cork

Garden Tree-mallow Malva x clementii (Lavatera x clementii) Family: Malvaceae Flowering: June-August. Semi-evergreen shrub. Introduced. A garden hybrid between Malva olbia and M. thuringiaca with large pink flowers with 5 petals, often with slightly darker veins. The stalked, greyish-green leaves are usually 5-lobed. Fast growing but slightly frost tender. Height to 5m+ A garden escape occasionally found on dry, sunny, sheltered ground, roadsides and waste ground.

Garden Tree-mallow, Malva x clementii (Lavatera x clementii)