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lavender - common

common lavender or Lavandula angustifolia

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Dense spikes of fragrant, pale to deep purple, summer flowers and steely, grey-green foliage. This compact English lavender makes a fabulous, flowering informal hedge. Perfect for a sunny, well-drained site the fragrant flower-spikes are highly attractive to bees and other beneficial insects.

How to care for Lavandula angustifolia:

Cut back the stalks after the flowers have faded. Carefully trim back in April, taking care not to cut into old wood.
Flowering period:
  • Jan
  • Feb
  • Mar
  • Apr
  • May
  • Jun
  • Jul
  • Aug
  • Sep
  • Oct
  • Nov
  • Dec
Eventual height:
1m
Eventual spread:
1.2m
Position:

Full sun

Rate of growth:

Average

Soil:

Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil

Hardiness:

Fully hardy

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RH30002348
9cm pot
£7.99
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2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
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