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Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia
- shrub
Lavender
is an excellent and reliable garden plant if planted in the right position,
and every garden has a position that is right for lavender.
They
can cope with cold and they can cope with wet, but they don't like the two together.
In their native Mediterranean home, lavenders live in full sun on stony, poor
impoverished soil. In your garden this translates to a sunny, though not necessarily
full sun position in dryish soil - near the house or a wall is fine - where
other plants would struggle for moisture, lavender will thrive.
What you get with lavender is dense
spikes of fragrant, blue-purple summer flowers and aromatic, grey-green leaves.
The species is rather large, frequently available varieties are "Hidcote"
and "Munstead dwarf". French lavender Lavandula stoechas is a
particularly beautiful variety, though less hardy than most, in particular they
don't like exposed windy conditions.
Height and spread:
Hidcote
60cm x 75cm (24" x 30") Munstead dwarf 45cm x 60cm (18" x 24")
full sun
almost
any, but not wet in winter
average
July to September
blue-purple
the aromatic flowers and leaves
can be used for making pot-pourri
fully hardy
Cut back the stalks
after the flowers have faded. Carefully trim back in April, taking
care not to cut into old wood.
Uses - Hedging
/ mixed border
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Planting distance when
used for hedging
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Clipped height |
Number of times to clip per season and when |
Responds to renovation? |
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30cm, 12"
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0.6-1m, 2-3ft
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1, after flowering |
No |
| Pruning:
Deadhead only in autumn, leave pruning until spring so that the young buds
can be protected. Young plants can be pruned to promote bushy growth, but
regrowth ability diminishes with age. Plants may or may not grow again
from old brown wood (tendency decreasing with age). Very large unruly plants
are best replaced. |
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