Lavender

was £6.95, now £4.95Dense spikes of fragrant, pale to deep purple summer flowers and grey-green foliage. This English lavender is perfect for a sunny, well-drained border. The fragrant flower-spikes, highly attractive to bees and other beneficial insects, associate well with grey foliage perennials including Artemisia 'Powis Castle' and Stachys byzantina.Position: full sunSoil: fertile, well-drained soilRate of growth: averageFlowering period: July to SeptemberFlower colour: purpleOther features: the aromatic flowers and leaves can be used for making pot-pourriHardiness: fully hardyTo find out more about how to plant a hedge, click here Garden care: Cut back the stalks after the flowers have faded. Carefully trim back in April, taking care not to cut into old woodGoes well with: Salvia x sylvestris 'Mainacht', Echinops ritro, Perovskia 'Blue Spire', Stachys byzantina, Artemisia 'Powis Castle', Eryngium giganteum
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