identification of purple/pink bush

I wonder if anyone out there could help? My mother has a fantastic bush in her garden which, in summer, has the most magnificent, pink booms (rather like a hibiscus but on flimsier stalks). It has grown at the most amazing rate since my brother planted it 2yrs ago (scarily so perhaps). I'm looking for somthing similar for my garden. My brother sent me a text this morning saying it was called, something like, Irke Lovinium. I can't find anything on the web. Can anyone help me to find any more info as to what it is.

 

:P Hello Tudor and welcome to GC.

Does your mother live in France also? I can't immediately figure out anything by the name your brother suggested but could it be a Nerium Oleander ... ? I will continue to think on this ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerium_oleander

 

Have to agree - sounds like Lavatera to me also - they do grow very big very quickly and come in lots of lovely colours but the most common is the pink one.

 

I too think it could be Lavatera, species of which grow here on the main Continent wild, but it would be nice to know where Mum lives as the poster lives in France ... and is this shrub scented?