Botanical Name: Common Names:
Lavandula hybrida Bee Romantic Lavender,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Herbs & Vegetables, Shrubs Rounded
Description:
Bee Romantic is compact and showy with bold maroon flowers topped with candy pink wings held above grey green and highly aromatic foliage. This variety is early to flower, vigorous and upright. Both flowers and foliage are perfect for use as indoor floral displays and pot pourri. Will flower year-round 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:
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, 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: Pink
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