Thursday, April 4, 2013

True Lavender, Featured Plant of The Day

Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'
    English Lavender,  True Lavender

Type    Shrub, woody plant
Hardy range    5B to 9A
Height    12" to 15" / 30cm to 40cm
Spread    12" to 36" / 30cm to 90cm
Growth rate    Slow
Form    Rounded
Exposure    Full sun
Persistence    Deciduous and semi-evergreen

 
Bloom Color    Purple
Bloom Time    Spring and Summer

The flowers are fragrant, showy, suitable for cut flowers and suitable for dried flowers.

 Environment
This plant tolerates drought.
This plant will grow in very dry soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy, sandy or clay.
The pH preference is a neutral to slightly alkaline (6.8 to 7.7) soil.

 Leaf Color    Green and silvery
Fall Color    No change in fall color
This plant has attractive foliage and fragrant foliage.

 Culture Notes
Prune plant after flowers bloom to keep it compact and to promote vegetative growth.  Shear back in spring to create denser plants.  In the spring, remove dead foliage only.  Deadhead spent flowers after blooming. Lavandula angustifolias lose their vigor after several years and will need to be replaced with new plants.  Plants prefer a well-drained, sunny position.  Plants go well with: Santolina, Dianthus, Armeria, Lychnis, and Thymus sp.  Plants serve as butterfly nectar sources.

If there is a lot of winter damage, cut plant back by 1/3.
 

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