Botanical Name: Common Names:
Lavandula angustifolia Hidcote English Lavender,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Rounded, Shrub Like
Description:
Fragrant, densely foliaged shrub with silvery leaves and mauve flowers which sit above the foliage in Spring. Used widely as a small hedge, in pots and borders. Great picking flowers and oils.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Rockery, Topiary / Espalier, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Prefers well drained soil and full sun. Can tolerate coastal conditions, but will struggle in strong salt spray. Cut back by one third after flowering. Root rot can occur if grown in poorly drained soils.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser
Family Name: Origin:
Lamiaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Grey, Silver
Flower Colour: Blue, Purple
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High
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