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LAVANDULA
Commonly known as Lavender
Timeless favourites which bring to mind the perfect cottage garden, butterflies and bees, and summery clumps of purple lavender.
"English lavender" is generally used to describe L. angustifolia, the hardiest species. The name is shared with the hybrid L. angustifolia x L. latifolia (spike lavender).
L. stoechas (French lavender), pedunculata cultivars and other hybrids are less hardy and can suffer in hard winters.
Genus of about 23 species of aromatic, evergreen shrubs and subshrubs from dry, sunny, exposed rocky habitats from the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean (English lavender) and northeastern Africa to southwestern Asia and India.
Leaves and flower heads, when harvested before fully open, are dried and used in pot-pourri.
Many species have a very high nectar content making them particularly attractive to bees.
All are suitable for containers where the environment can be controlled to suit less hardy varieties.
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Evergreen
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Dwarf shrubTypically only grows to a maximum of one or two feet in height but there will be some exceptions.
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Medium shrubTypically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
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Additional FeaturesGood to knowWildlife plant - insects. Cut before flowers open if drying. Cut back old flower heads in April or May, or after flowering. Do not cut into old woodPlace of originCanary Islands, Mediterranean, northeastern Africa to southern Asia.Resistant to honey fungusThese plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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Scented PlantsScented flowersScented foliage
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WildlifeBee friendlyButterfly friendly
- Lavender Care
- Harvesting for drying - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning French Lavender - Video Tip ondemand_video
- General dead-heading of Lavender - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Propagation by cuttings - Video Tip ondemand_video
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![AGAPANTHUS AGAPANTHUS](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/agapanthus_windsor_grey_6128~2.jpg)
AGAPANTHUS
![AGASTACHE 'Blackadder' AGASTACHE 'Blackadder'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/agastache_black_adder_6007.jpg)
AGASTACHE 'Blackadder'
![AGASTACHE mexicana 'Red Fortune' AGASTACHE mexicana 'Red Fortune'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/agastache_red_fortune_6253h.jpg)
AGASTACHE mexicana 'Red Fortune'
![ERIGERON ERIGERON](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/Erigeron_karvinskianus.jpg)
ERIGERON
![PENNISETUM alopecuroides PENNISETUM alopecuroides](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/pennisetum_alopecuroides_hameln_3145.jpg)
PENNISETUM alopecuroides
![PEROVSKIA atriplicifolia 'Blue Spire' PEROVSKIA atriplicifolia 'Blue Spire'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/perovskia_atriplicifolia_blue_spire_3163s.jpg)
PEROVSKIA atriplicifolia 'Blue Spire'
![PHOTINIA PHOTINIA](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/photinia_x_fraseri_red_robin_3247a.jpg)
PHOTINIA
![PRUNUS lusitanica PRUNUS lusitanica](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/prunus_lusitanica_3479a.jpg)
PRUNUS lusitanica
PRUNUS lusitanica 'Variegata'
![STIPA tenuissima STIPA tenuissima](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/stipa_tenuissima_4071.jpg)
STIPA tenuissima
![VERBENA VERBENA](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/Verbena_bonariensis.jpg)
VERBENA
![VERONICA VERONICA](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/veronica_gentianoides_2.jpg)
VERONICA
Buy Varieties of LAVANDULA
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. LAVANDULA angustifolia 'Arctic Snow'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/lavandula_angustifolia_artic_snow_2477v.jpg)
LAVANDULA angustifolia 'Arctic Snow'
slow growing dwarf white variety
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. LAVANDULA angustifolia 'Hidcote'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/lavandula__Hidcote.jpg)
LAVANDULA angustifolia 'Hidcote'
dwarf violet-purple
LAVANDULA angustifolia 'Loddon Pink'
pale greyish-pink flowers fading to soft mauve
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. LAVANDULA angustifolia 'Melissa Lilac'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/lavandula_angustifolia_melissa_lilac_2479.jpg)
LAVANDULA angustifolia 'Melissa Lilac'
stunning large lilac flowers and robust silvery-green foliage
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. LAVANDULA angustifolia 'Munstead'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/lavandula_angustifolia_munstead_2480a.jpg)
LAVANDULA angustifolia 'Munstead'
dwarf lavender-blue
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. LAVANDULA x intermedia 'Edelweiss'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/lavandula_edelweiss_lp_6287.jpg)
LAVANDULA x intermedia 'Edelweiss'
(syn. Snow Cap) - white flowers with green foliage
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. LAVANDULA x intermedia 'Grosso'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/lavandula_x_intermedia_grosso_2493.jpg)
LAVANDULA x intermedia 'Grosso'
taller growing with broad leaves and mid blue flowers
LAVANDULA x intermedia 'Provence'
light mauve-purple flowers and grey-green leaves
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. LAVANDULA x intermedia 'Vera'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/lavandula_x_intermedia_vera_4794a.jpg)
LAVANDULA x intermedia 'Vera'
lavender-blue flowers and broad grey leaves
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. LAVANDULA stoechas 'Fathead'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/Lavandula_Fathead.jpg)
LAVANDULA stoechas 'Fathead'
plum-purple bracts. Very hardy and easy to overwinter
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. LAVANDULA stoechas 'Pretty Polly'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/lavandula_stoechas_pretty_polly_2488.jpg)
LAVANDULA stoechas 'Pretty Polly'
compact variety with lots of small blue flowers topped with white ears
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. LAVANDULA stoechas 'Snowman'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/lavandula_stoechas_snowman~2.jpg)
LAVANDULA stoechas 'Snowman'
large white flowers and a compact habit
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. LAVANDULA stoechas 'Tiara'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/lavandula_stoechas_tiara_2490s.jpg)
LAVANDULA stoechas 'Tiara'
purple-blue flowerheads topped by creamy-white bracts. Will usually flower twice in a season if trimmed after flowering
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