Lavender English Munstead

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$6.35

Munstead English lavender is fragrant, purple-blue, bee and butterfly friendly. Compact, suited to edging and low hedges, rockeries and waterwise gardens; it's deer and rabbit resistant; frost hardy and drought tolerant. It's got it all!

No wonder it's one of our most popular cottage garden plants, and has been grown for over a hundred years. Very free-flowering in spring and summer; clip it over afterwards and it will often flower again.

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Description

Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead' - English lavender

APPEARANCE : Scented flowering shrub, woody at the base, with slender grey-green foliage and slim stems of dark purple flowers during spring. English lavender is much hardier in cold temperatures than the Italian or French lavender. Bred by the great garden designer Gertrude Jekyll over a century ago.
USE FOR : Perfect for cottage gardens and hedging. Suited to rockeries and pots. Cut flowers may be dried and used in flower arrangements or potpourri.
CLIMATE : Right at home in cool dry climates. Tolerates frost once established, if drainage is good. Drought tolerant. English lavender is much hardier in cold temperatures than the Italian or French lavender.
PLANTING : Plant in a sunny location and free-draining soil. Will tolerate lower light levels but flowering will be affected.
CARE : Mulch and water regularly for the first 12 weeks until the plant establishes. Prune twice yearly (taking care to remove only 1/3 of the foliage while avoiding cutting into old wood) and fertilise yearly using a slow release fertiliser after flowering maintain compact growth. Avoid wet feet.
MATURE HEIGHT & WIDTH : 30-45cm x 30-60cm
YOUR PLANTS : These are tubestock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 80mm high and 42 mm wide.
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