£6.00

A compact evergreen English lavender with aromatic, silver-grey leaves and spikes with fragrant, deep purple-blue flowers in summer. Acts like a magnet to bees and other nectar-loving insects. 'Hidcote' is a compact variety, suitable for growing in borders or as dwarf hedging and is one of the most popular lavenders.

Type

• Shrubs

Award of Garden Merit

Foliage: Evergreen

Hardiness: Hardy

Vigour: Medium growing

Uses

• Beds and borders
• Flower arranging
• Cottage style garden
• Containers
• Gravel garden
• Mediterranean style garden
• Hedging

Special features

• Attractive to wildlife
• Drought tolerant
• Evergreen
• Scented foliage
• Scented flowers

Care instructions

Grow in well-drained soil in full sun If trimmed back after the flowers start to fade, then you may be delighted with a second flowering later in the season. Trim back in October, taking care not to cut into old wood.

Dimensions

Size: Small

Pot size: 1.5 litre

Eventual height: 60cm

Eventual spread: 60cm

Positions

• Sun

Aspects

• South
• East
• West

Soil types

• Sandy
• Normal

Soil pH ranges

• Acid
• Neutral
• Alkaline

Special conditions

• Exposed