Lavandula angustifolia
lavender promotion - 6 pack
- Position: full sun
- Soil: moderately fertile, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: July to September
- Flower colour: pale to deep purple
- Other features: the aromatic flowers and leaves can be used for making pot-pourri
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Dense spikes of fragrant, pale to deep purple flowers appear in summer above the mounds of steely, grey-green foliage. This English lavender makes a fabulous informal hedge and is perfect for a sunny, well-drained site. The fragrant flower-spikes are highly attractive to bees and other beneficial insects. - Garden care: Cut back the stalks after the flowers have faded. Carefully trim back in April, taking care not to cut into old wood.
Stachys byzantina 'Big Ears'
lamb's ears
Purple flowers large Grey-green leaves
£8.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Salvia × sylvestris 'Mainacht'
sage (syn. Salvia May Night)
Large indigo-blue flowers
£7.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
wormwood
Silvery, aromatic foliage
£8.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Perovskia 'Blue Spire'
Russian sage
Violet-blue flowers and silvery foliage. Great planted en masse
£9.99
1.5 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
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