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Westcountry Lavenders
| Lavenders have always been popular, both for their fragrant silvery foliage and the many different shades of purple in the flowers. Useful for dry, sunny spots, hedging and pots, their versatility, range and diversity keeps interest alive in these lovely shrubs. Lavender is used in many fields in particular its reputed therapeutic qualities in aromatherapy for healing and peace of mind, spiritually as a raiser of perception and alertness, culinary, hedging, oils and fragrance. Few plants can offer such a wide spectrum of cosmetic, cleansing and healing qualities. There are of course, an astonishing number of cultivars available on the market now but those we are offering are all reliable and robust examples of this genus and true forms (many plants now offered on the market are seed raised and not original forms). They all require sun and good drainage without exception but are very hardy plants. The ideal soil is a gritty or sandy loam with a pH of between 6-8. A limey soil is fine. If your soil does not meet this criteria you can of course grow them successfully in pots.
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Five lavenders of OUR choice for £20
| (Labiatae/Lamiaceae). Lavender. Genus of about 25 species of evergreen, summer flowering shrubs, grown for their aromatic foliage and flowers. From dry, sunny, exposed, rocky habitats from the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean and N. E. Africa to S.W. Asia and India. Many different shades of purple in the tubular shaped flowers. High nectar content making them attractive to bees and dry well. Useful for dry, sunny spots, hedging and pots, their versatility, range and diversity keeps interest alive in these lovely shrubs. Lavender is used in many fields - in particular its reputed therapeutic qualities in aromatherapy for healing and peace of mind, spiritually as a raiser of perception and alertness, culinary, hedging, oils and fragrance. Few plants can offer such a wide spectrum of cosmetic, cleansing and healing qualities. Trim lightly in spring
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Lavandula angustifolia 'Folgate'
| Soft to bright violet blue flowers. Dense green foliage. Makes good hedge, Ht 60cm/2'. Sold in 9cm pots.
Price: £4.50
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Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'
| The angustifolia group is the most tolerant of cold temperatures, wind and rain as long as the ground is well drained. Younger leaves of this group are greyer than the older leaves. Native to the Pyrenees in S France and NE Spain, Switzerland and North Italy. Angustifolia means narrow leaves. Dark purple sweetly scented flowers in early summer. Plant 30-40cm/1' apart for hedging, or 70cm/2' as specimens. Ht 20cm/8". Sold in 9cm pots.
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Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote Pink'
| Bushy habit, dense grey green foliage. Lovely pink flowers with bright red purple tints. One of the best flowered cultivars for ornamental or hedging. Ht 70cm/2'. Sold in 9cm pots.
Price: £4.50 |
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Lavandula angustifolia 'Lady Ann'
| Georgeous pink flowered lavender. Very choice. Ht 45cm/18". Sold in 9cm pots.
Price: £4.50 |
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Lavandula angustifolia 'Little Lottie' AGM
| Hardy lavender, pale pink cylindrical flowers June. Good for containers. Bushy habit, dense grey-green foliage. Ht 45cm/18". Sold in 9cm pots.
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Lavandula angustifolia 'Miss Katherine' AGM
| Hardy lavender. Lilac pink flowers June. Bushy, dense grey green foliage. Beautiful form, for ornamental/hedging Ht 70cm/2.5'. Sold in 9cm pots.
Price: £4.50
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Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead'
| A bushy medium sized shrub with dense mid-green foliage. Spikes of rich violet-blue flowers sweetly scented. Reputed to have been raised by Gertrude Jekyll. Good for hedging, fragrant or ornamental use. 23 cm/9". Sold in 9cm pots.
Price: £4.50
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Lavandula angustifolia 'Twickel Purple'
| Very hardy with purple flowers in June/July and silver foliage. Lovely shape, ideal for ornamental use or hedging if more sprawling effect desired. Ht 40cm/18". Sold in 9cm pots.
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Lavandula stoechas forma leucantha
| Hardy white lavender flowering mid July. Rounded bushy habit, dense, grey green foliage. Makes a fine low hedge. Ht 45cm/18". Sold in 9cm pots.
Price: £4.50 |
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Lavandula stoechas 'Kew Red'
| Bright cerise-pink flower spikes, with long leaf-like soft pink bracts. Evergreen with narrow grey green aromatic foliage. Sun, well drained soil. Ht 45cm/18". Sold in 9cm pots.
Price: £4.50
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Lavandula stoechas 'Madrid Blue'
| Compact flowers purple with white ears flowering July. Ht 40cm/18". Sold in 9cm pots.
Price: £4.50 |
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Lavandula stoechas 'Tickled Pink'
| Hardy, vivid pinkish-violet flowers. Very pretty. Compact, hardy type, grey green leaves, pinkish violet flowers. Ornamental or hedging. Ht 45cm/18". Sold in 9cm pots.
Price: £4.50
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