Perfect for containers and for use as a neat edging plant, here's a dwarf first-year-flowering perennial lavender. The compact, yet bushy plants enjoy a position in full sun where they quickly become covered with masses of highly fragrant blue flowers. Impressive garden performance and very floriferous.
Neat, dwarf variety, strongly fragrant producing a prolific quantity of deep blue flowers. Perfect for hedging and cut flowers and ideal for drying. Flowers summer. Height: 30-60cm (1-2ft).
Description for Lavender 'Oregano' - Kew Collection Seeds not available
Grey-green foliage forms the backdrop to this handsome French lavender 'Papillion'. The tall straight stems are topped with little lollipops of lilac-purple bracts under flamboyant lilac papery wings. As with all lavenders the very best place to position Lavandula stoechas ?Papillion? in the garden is where you'll brush past them to release the scent so plant them in containers by the door or in a border by the path. Bring some lavender stems into the home as cut flowers or allow them to dry for lavender sachets or to add to caster sugar for summer baking but remember to leave some on the plant for bees and other nectar loving insects. Height and spread: 60cm (24).
Bred for hardiness and versatility, Lavender 'Phenomenal' is a robust hybrid that will stay the course! This cross between English lavender and Lavender latifolia blends the best qualities of both parents.
Description for Lavender 'Pink Summer Improved' (Butterfly Garden) not available
This unusual cultivar has bright, variegated foliage with broad yellow margins that radiate a golden glow. From June to August, Lavender 'Platinum Blonde' is crowned with a profusion of blue flower heads, borne on stiffly upright stems. Like all Lavender, the flowers and foliage are deeply aromatic, perfuming the air every time you brush past.
Small and compact in size but big in impact in any garden, Lavender 'Purple Ribbon' is a perfect dwarf French Lavender plant. Its multiple branching habit means it will be covered in flower stems in summer, a sea of blue with the characteristic scent that we all know and love. This hardy little plant is perfect for using as a low hedge or boundary marker, as part of an alpine display or in containers too! Height: 20cm (8). Spread: 20cm (8).Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers.
Fragrant rose pink flower spikes rise on short stems above neat, grey-green foliage. With its pretty pink blooms, Lavandula angustifolia 'Rosea' makes a lovely alternative to the traditional purple English Lavenders.
The Lavender 'Summer' Collection combines 3 superb varieties of French Lavender in a trio of colours. Like all Lavandula species they are richly aromatic and loved by pollinating insects. These improved varieties boast excellent health and a bushy, compact habit.
Dwarf compact-growing lavender, ideal for hedging, bedding and borders. The deep mauve flowers are highly fragrant and make a great cut or dried flower. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 60cm (24).Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers.
This exciting new variety brings a modern twist to a garden favourite. Splendid bicolour blooms are purple with white splashes, each one unique!