Botanical Name: Common Names:
Lavandula hybrida Bee Brilliant Lavender,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Herbs & Vegetables, Shrubs Rounded
Description:
Bee Brilliant is an early flowering fast growing lavender with deep purple flowers. The showy yet compact habit of Bee Brilliant makes it perfect for low hedges or as a patio feature. With highly fragrant flowers and foliage it is ideal for the herb garden and is well suited to picking for indoor displays and pot pourri. Flowers are deep purple topped with dark purple wings. Bee series lavenders are tolerant of a wide range of conditions and can be grown Australia wide. They are tolerant of light frosts and humid conditions but must be protected from heavy frosts.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Topiary / Espalier, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Lamiaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Grey
Flower Colour: Purple
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High