Botanical Name: Common Names:
Lavandula stoechas Pukehou Italian Lavender, Spanish Lavender, ,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Shrub Like
Description:
Pukehou is a tried and true variety that exhibits striking flowers with up to five large, showy bracts appearing on the crown of each deep purple coloured flower head. Flowering commences in late winter and will continue well into the warmer months producing superb spring/summer displays. Growth is compact and bushy with aromatic foliage. Of special note is Pukehou’s tolerance to humidity, making it an ideal lavender choice for more temperate to sub-tropical areas of Australia. Grows approx 80cm x 80cm.
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, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Tropical Garden, 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 PacificIslands
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Grey
Flower Colour: Purple
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: TBA
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: High
Wind: High
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