Lavender angustifolia Duo 24 Plug Plants (Hidcote & Munstead) -Fragrant Perennial, Drought Tolerant, Loved by Pollinators
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Product information
Add fragrance and beauty to your garden with this fabulous collection of English Lavenders. The fragrant flowers are highly attractive to bees, and excellent for cutting and drying. Perfect for fragrant patio containers or try growing Lavender as a low hedge or path edging where the perfume can be appreciated as you brush past the aromatic evergreen foliage. Heights and spreads: Up to 60cm (24"). Collection comprises:Lavender angustifolia 'Hidcote' - With its compact habit and dark purple flower spikes, this is one of the nation's best known varieties.. Lavender 'Munstead' - This neat, compact variety of English lavender bears masses of dark purple-blue flower spikes. Ideal For Hedges, Cottage Gardens, Scented Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Cut Flower Garden. Hardiness Hardy. Position In Full sun. Height Up to 60cm (23.6in). Spread Up to 60cm (23.6in). Ease of Growing Easy for all. Ease of Aftercare Easy for all. Pot up plants using free-draining compost, and grow them on in frost free conditions until large enough to plant outside. Once they are well grown, acclimatise English lavender plants to outdoor conditions over 7 to 10 days before planting out on free draining soil in full sun. Lavenders dislike wet ground, particularly during winter. Improve heavy soil conditions by adding coarse grit or sharp sand prior to planting. When growing English lavender in large patio containers, use a well drained soil based compost such as John Innes No. 3. After planting, prune lavender plants to encourage bushy growth. Images shown are for guidance only of the expected results from plants upon maturity. Different growing conditions might vary results. Image may be included for illustration of supply but can vary due to seasonality changes (e.g. deciduous plants lose leaves in colder months).
- Plant between Spring
- Flowering period - Summer
- H3 - Hardy in coastal & relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1°C)
Features and benefits
- Add fragrance and beauty to your garden with this fabulous collection of English Lavenders, a gift to the display of any gardener!
- The scented flowers of garden lavender shrubs are highly attractive to bees and other pollinators
- As iconic and popular as any outdoor perennial, these plants are perfect potted in patio containers or for growing as a low hedge or path edging
- Perfect potted in patio containers or for growing as a low hedge or path edging
- Supplied as plug plants, for best performance pot on arrival and grow until established
- Please refer to arrival image to show the approximate size of plants at delivery, please note this image is to illustrate size not specific variety.
Specifications
Variety | Lavender |
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Latin name | Lavandula |
Flower colour | Purple |
Attracts pollinators | Attracts pollinators |
Scented | Scented |
Flowering period | Summer |
Planting period | Spring |
Life span | Perennial |
Plant position | Sunny areas |
Eventual growth height range | 0.5-1.0m |
Eventual growth spread range | 0.5-1.0m |
Planting distance | 300mm |
Soil type | Average garden soil |
Soil moisture | Moist & well drained |
Maintenance required | Low |
Plant hardiness type | Hardy |
Hardiness | H3 - Hardy in coastal & relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1°C) |
Product code | 5057554133284 |
Reviews
5 / 5(1 reviews)PaulRoutley - 5 / 5 - 23/04/2024
Great value lavender plugs
This is great value if you want lots of lavender plants. Please note these are plugs with about a 1cc root ball, I put them straight into the ground and they have survived so far even in the cold April weather.