 | | | Perennials for Sun or Part Shade: Lavender, large size (Lavandula)
Among lavender's many virtues is its value as a wildlife plant. Honey bees are particularly associated with it - they will work a fragrant hedge of it en masse at the height of summer - but other bees, butterflies, and moths benefit from it too. There is too much competition from other users ( us !) for us to leave the flowering stalks on for the birds over the winter, but some do . The flowered shoots (NOT the old wood) must be pruned, however, to prevent plants getting leggy. We sell varieties of English (L. angustifolia), French (L. stoechas), and Lavandin (L. x intermedia). x intermedia flowers after English lavender, and both are hardy. French lavender is only properly half hardy, and its flowers have distinctive butterfly bracts. It is available in either large or small pot sizes depending on the time of year.
Varieties:
Common or English Lavender:
Lavandula angustifolia 'Arctic Snow': 45cm, white
Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote': 45cm, dark blue, medium spikes
Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead': 45cm, purple/blue, short spikes
Lavandula angustifolia 'Royal Purple': 60cm dark purple, long spikes, good dried flower
x intermedia:
Lavandula x intermedia 'Grosso' : 90cm, lavender of Provence, highly scented, tall mid blue spikes
Lavandula x intermedia 'Vera': 45cm, purple, medium spikes
stoechas:
Lavandula stoechas 'Avonview': 50cm, large purple flowers
Lavandula stoechas 'Fat Head': 50cm, plum-purple, hardy
Lavandula stoechas 'Snowman': 50cm, large white flowers
Lavandula stoechas 'Tiara': 50cm purple with white bracts
Lavandula stoechas 'Wine Red':50cm, red flowers
Lavandula pedunculata:60cm, purple, long aromatic leaves
If we cannot find exactly the lavender variety you would like in the nursery at the moment and we can find a very close alternative, we hope it is acceptable to supply it in lieu. Before we do so, however, we will ask you if you would be happy to accept a substitute.
Flowers: June - September
Soil type: Well drained, L. angustifolia will do better than L. stoechas on heavier soils
Supplier : Burncoose Nurseries
We donate half of our profit on sales of Lavender plants to The British Beekeepers' Association
Please note: there is a minimum purchase of 10 of each variety and a minimum overall order size of £50. Depending on the time of year we will either supply small or larger plants.
Our nectar and pollen plants have been chosen in association with the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, British Beekeepers’ Association and Butterfly Conservation, who benefit from any sales. Please also see our wildflower and grass seed mixes, which include a Bumblebee mix, Pollen and Nectar Mix and Butterfly and Moth Wildflower Mix. We sell a number of plants in this section which provide important late and early nectar and pollen, for which also see our bulbs and non-native trees.
For butterflies, although you will find some nectar plants in this section which are also food plants for caterpillars, you will find many more in wildflower plugs, wildflower seeds, and native trees and shrubs.
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