Hidcote Blue English Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote Blue'

This versatile, fragrant evergreen shrub has many uses beyond the herb garden! Deep purple flower spikes above mounds of gray-green foliage provide great color to the front of shrub borders or spotted into the rock garden. Highly effective in mass plantings. Useful for perfumes, sachets, oils and medicinal purposes.

Plant Type Herbs, Shrubs
Hardiness Zone 5-9
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer
Height12" - 18" (in), 18" - 24" (in)
Spread12" - 18" (in), 18" - 24" (in)
Spacing 18"-24" (in)
Water Needs Low
Maintenance Average
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil PH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Evergreen, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance Deer, Drought, Dry Soil, Rabbit, Rocky Soil
Attracts Bees, Butterflies
Garden Uses Banks and Slopes, Beds and Borders, Cut Flowers, Dried Arrangements, Edging, Hedges and Screens, Patio and Containers
Hidcote Blue English Lavender | Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote Blue' || This versatile, fragrant evergreen shrub has many uses beyond the herb garden! Deep purple flower spikes above mounds of gray-green foliage provide great color to the front of shrub borders or spotted into the rock garden. Highly effective in mass plantings. Useful for perfumes, sachets, oils and medicinal purposes.
Full Sun, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Low Water Needs, Average Maintenance, Well-Drained, Evergreen, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy, Deer Tolerant, Drought Tolerant, Dry Soil Tolerant, Rabbit Tolerant, Rocky Soil Tolerant, Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Banks and Slopes, Beds and Borders, Cut Flowers, Dried Arrangements, Edging, Hedges and Screens, Patio and Containers
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