Lavatera thuringiaca

Common names: Great-Flowered Lavatera, Tree Mallow, Tree Lavatera

Genus: Lavatera

Species: Lavatera thuringiaca

Class: Monadelphia

Order: Polyandria

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Lavatera

Modern Species: Lavatera thuringiaca

Modern Family: Malvaceae

Plant Type: perennial

Color: purple-pink

Season: summer

Native Region: C & SE Europe

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum