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Lavandula angustifolia 'Essence Purple' – English Lavender (2 Litre Pot)
Plant Highlights: Rich purple flower spikes • Highly fragrant foliage and flowers • Compact, bushy habit • Excellent for pollinators • Ideal for borders, containers and gravel gardens
Overview
Lavandula angustifolia 'Essence Purple' is a compact evergreen lavender selected for its deep purple flower spikes and aromatic silver-green foliage. Flowering through summer, it brings colour, fragrance and structure to sunny borders, patio containers and gravel gardens.
Its neat, rounded habit makes it particularly suitable for edging paths or creating low informal hedges. The fragrant flowers are highly attractive to bees and other pollinating insects, while the blooms can also be cut for fresh or dried arrangements.
Plant Details
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Lavandula angustifolia 'Essence Purple' |
| Common Name | English Lavender 'Essence Purple' |
| Plant Type | Evergreen shrub |
| Pot Size | 2 litre |
| Flower Colour | Deep purple |
| Flowering Season | Summer |
| Position | Full sun |
| Soil | Well-drained, light to moderately fertile soil |
| Foliage | Aromatic silver-green evergreen foliage |
| Mature Height | 40–50 cm |
| Mature Spread | 40–50 cm |
| Hardiness | RHS H5 (−15°C to −10°C). |
Growing Guide
Plant in a sunny, open position where the soil drains freely. Lavender performs best in well-drained conditions and is less suited to heavy, waterlogged soils, particularly during winter.
Water regularly while establishing, then only during extended dry periods. Avoid overwatering, especially in containers, and feed sparingly to encourage compact, healthy growth.
Wildlife
The nectar-rich flowers are highly attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects, making this an excellent choice for wildlife-friendly gardens.
Pruning
Trim lightly after flowering to maintain a neat, bushy shape. Avoid cutting into old, woody stems, as these may not produce vigorous new growth.
Why We Love It
With its richly coloured flower spikes, fragrant foliage and compact habit, 'Essence Purple' provides months of colour while filling the garden with the classic scent of English lavender. It is equally at home in cottage gardens, contemporary planting schemes and patio containers.
Product Information
- Supplied in a 2 litre pot.
- Evergreen shrub with aromatic silver-green foliage.
- Deep purple flower spikes throughout summer.
- Excellent for borders, edging, containers and gravel gardens.
- Best grown in full sun in well-drained soil.
Good to Know: The 2 litre pot refers to the container size at the time of sale and not the mature size of the plant. Good drainage is essential, particularly in winter, to keep lavender healthy and long-lived.
Growing & care
- Plant type
- shrub
- Position & light
- Full sun
- Watering
- low
- Soil & drainage
- Well drained
- Mature size
- 50cm high· 50cm wide
- Flowering
- Summer· Purple
- Foliage
- evergreen
Useful to know
Good for containersGood for bordersPollinator friendly
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