Some plants tick all the boxes for me. Lavatera is one of my favourites. It does not ask for special treatment. It prefers full sun but can manage in partial shade and manages well through dry periods.
In June the plant is in full bloom, providing a mass of flowers.
This was the Lavatera near the house in April this year. It was already filling out and pushing out its soft green leaves.
Now in June it is covered in flowers and attracts all sorts of pollinators drawn by the nectar. It has a rapid growth. You can take advantage of this if you want to quickly fill up a space in the garden.
Unfortunately the rapid growth can lead to branches breaking with the weight of the leaves and flowers. Looks like we should have given it a more severe cutting in April. However, it is easily grown from a cutting. In the U.K. it is preferable to take a softwood cutting in spring but they grown well from cuttings taken in the autumn here as long as they are not exposed to harsh weather. We often find an offshoot at the base of mature plants too.
a french garden 
One of my Mum’s faourites. We have the weedy kind here that I let flower for the bees. I did not know that it is related okra, cotton etc. Should have looked more closely at the flowers. Then it is obvious.
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We get the short weedy Malva in the grass too which makes lumps but you are right, the bees love it. Amelia
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Certainly a great performer.
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What a lovely plant (shrub?). I have planted a single one this year, but it is only about 50 cm tall. I hope it will look like yours one day!
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It will surprise you next year. Amelia
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I hope so! 😃
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I also planted one this year and am happy to hear it’s easy to take cuttings from as would like to add more for impact. I love a trouble free plant – especially one the slugs aren’t interested in!
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Good luck with the cuttings. Amelia
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It’s a great garden plant with lovely flowers!
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How often do you prune yours? I used to have one but clearly I didn’t prune it enough as it was very leggy. Yours has a good full effect, making the profusion of flowers more beautiful. I would love to try one again. That shade of pink appeals.
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Pruning the Lavatera is a constant bone between Kourosh and I :). I say he never prunes it enough and it goes too leggy. It is such a vigorous plant that it is easy to underestimate it in autumn. A friend says you should cut it to a height of 10 cm. and I think she is correct. Like that you will get new growth. Cuttings take very well so you can keep some if you are nervous of killing the plant. Amelia
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