Botanical Name: Common Names:
Lavandula stoechas Avonview Italian Lavender, Spanish Lavender, ,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Rounded, Shrub Like
Description:
Compact, evergreen shrub with grey-green fragrant foliage. Growing to approx 80cm tall x 60cm wide, this 'Avonview' is widely known as Italian Lavender. The fragrant purple flowers appear in Spring and continue through the warmer months. Very versatile, use as a hedge, in pots, small gardens and in hot, dry spots. Tolerates coastal conditions, frost and dry spells. Plant spacing for a hedge - 40cm apart
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, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Prune after flowering to maintain shape.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser
Family Name: Origin:
Lamiaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Grey, Silver
Flower Colour: Purple
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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