Buy common lavender or Lavandula angustifolia Lavandula angustifolia

lavender - common

Position: full sun
Soil: moderately fertile, well-drained soil
Rate of growth: average
Flowering period: July to September
Hardiness: fully hardy

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.
Garden care: Cut back the stalks after the flowers have faded. Carefully trim back in April, taking care not to cut into old wood.