Scientific name |
English Lavender |
Name | Lavender |
Watering | Once per week and keep moist |
Pests | Spider mites, mealybugs, scale and thrips |
Pet friendliness | Toxic to pets and humans |
Light | Bright, indirect light |
Temperature | 18-24 °C |
Humidity | 50-60% mist if needed |
Pot requirement | Good drainage and repot every 1-2 years |
Plant height | Up to 100 cm |
Potting mix | Potting soil / Red soil / Manure / Perlite |
Nutrition | Apply manure once in fortnight and NPK in next fortnight |
Pruning & training | Remove dead and diseased leaves with sterile shears |
Common color & season | N/a |
Description | English Lavender ‘Hidcote’ is a compact hardy evergreen plant for patios and outdoors, producing highly fragrant purple / violet flowers in summer and attracting bees, butterflies and other pollinators. This sun-loving plant has a neat and compact habit and produces an abundance of highly fragrant dark-purple flowers all summer long, while the aromatic silver foliage provides year-round colour. Perfect for growing in borders, being potted up in patio containers or as an attractive, fragrant low hedge or border. This hardy evergreen plant is low maintenance, resilient and drought tolerant. Lavender Hidcote plugs – perfect plants to grow into your own shrubs or as gifts for a fellow gardener. |