Lavatera 'Cynthia Nixon'

There seem to be quite a few things that are thriving after the harsh winter.

Strange, as there was a question a few days ago from someone whose Lavatera had died in the winter.

they do grow quick dont they, i had a 6inch cutting off a friend last year and now its at least 4ft and lots of buds to ;o))

Wow! That's great! What colour is it?

pink barbara, i took 3 cutting and just one took, cant believe how its grown, had to stake it today, rain and wind bent it over, guess roots arent establisted enough yet in ground, but ok now

They do get damaged - I lost the other one through wind and the small amount of snow we had, it just pulled out of the ground. :-(( I should have cut it back harder.

will cut mine right back to after flowers i think, or should i wait till next year before new buds, posted a pic so you can see how its grown from 6inch last spring barbara

No - you can dead-head if you want to, but wait until the autumn, and then cut it about half-back, to give the shrub winter protection. Then as soon as you see new growth in early spring, cut back quite hard to new buds. Hope that helps. :-)

cheers barbara, yes thats a great help thankyou ;o))

No probs. Just don't leave it, will you - as you've already seen, they can grow ginormous, and fast!

i wont dont worry, will take a pic of one of the flowers and see if its one you can ID, sometime this week, i guess alot look similar

Yes, they do - unless they have markings on the petals.

ok , dont think mine has markings