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Lavandula angustifolia Stem / 18Cm / 85Cm
Lavandula angustifolia
Confirmed format: 18cm Pot • approx. 85cm supplied height
Plant Highlights: Elegant standard (clear stem) form • Highly fragrant evergreen foliage • Long-lasting purple summer flowers • Excellent for bees and other pollinators • Ideal for patios, entrances and formal planting
Overview
Lavandula angustifolia, trained as a standard, combines the timeless beauty and fragrance of English Lavender with an elegant tree-like form. Raised on a clear stem with a neatly rounded head of silvery-green foliage, it provides year-round structure and a spectacular display of fragrant purple flower spikes throughout summer. This architectural form is perfect for flanking doorways, adding height to patio containers or creating a formal feature in sunny borders. The aromatic foliage releases its characteristic lavender fragrance when brushed, while the nectar-rich flowers are highly attractive to bees and other beneficial pollinating insects.
Why We Love It
This standard form elevates classic English Lavender into an architectural focal point, combining fragrant silvery-green evergreen foliage with vibrant summer blooms that attract pollinators.
Plant Details
| Botanical Name | Lavandula angustifolia |
|---|---|
| Common Name | English Lavender Standard |
| Plant Type | Evergreen shrub trained as a standard |
| Flower Colour | Purple |
| Flowering Season | Summer |
| Foliage | Aromatic, silvery-green evergreen leaves |
| Position | Full sun |
| Soil | Well-drained, light to moderately fertile soil |
| Growth Habit | Standard form with a rounded flowering head |
| Best Uses | Containers, patios, entrances, formal gardens and sunny borders |
| Hardiness | RHS H5 (−15°C to −10°C). Requires free-draining soil and protection from winter waterlogging. |
| Mature Height | Approximately 1–1.2m |
| Mature Spread | Approximately 50–60cm |
Growing Guide
| Position & Soil | Plant in a sunny, open position with free-draining soil. Thrives in drier conditions and performs best where drainage is excellent, particularly during winter. |
|---|---|
| Watering | Water regularly while establishing, then only during extended dry periods. Container-grown plants should be watered when the compost begins to dry, avoiding prolonged waterlogging. |
| Feeding | Avoid overly rich soils or excessive feeding, which can encourage soft growth and reduce flowering. |
| Wildlife | The fragrant flowers are rich in nectar and are highly attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects throughout the flowering season. |
| Pruning | Trim the flowering head lightly after flowering to maintain its rounded shape and encourage dense new growth. Avoid cutting back into old woody stems, as these may not regenerate readily. |
Perfect For
- Patios and entrances
- Containers and patio pots
- Formal garden displays
- Sunny borders
Good to Know
- Requires free-draining soil to prevent root damage, especially avoiding winter waterlogging.
- Avoid cutting into old woody stems when pruning, as they may not regenerate readily.
Product Information
| Pot Size | 18cm Pot (P18) |
|---|---|
| Supplied Height | Approx. 85cm |
| Format | Evergreen English Lavender trained as a standard stem |
Growing & care
- Plant type
- shrub
- Position & light
- Full sun
- Watering
- moderate
- Soil & drainage
- Well drained· Free draining· Dry
- Mature size
- 1.2m high· 60cm wide
- Flowering
- Summer· Purple
- Foliage
- evergreen
Useful to know
Good for containersGood for bordersPollinator friendly
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