| Description | Lavandula angustifolia
Traditionally English Lavender was grown for its heavenly fragrance, used in oils and potpourri.
• Small, slender blue-ish purple flowers on tall stems above the foliage
• Grown in pots, as a hedge or in the cottage garden to attract bees and butterflies
• Tolerates drought and dry conditions, preferring well drained soils
6"/14cm pot | Chamaemelum nobile
Lawn Chamomile creates a lawn you didn't have to mow that is fragrant! Create some amazing interest in the garden with lovely white and yellow flowers. It must have moist soil and be protected from direct sun during the Summer heat. This hardy plant grows to approximately 25cm in height. Gives a cottage feel to the garden.
4" pot size. | |
| Additional information |
| height x width |
1m x 1m
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| planting distance |
For border: 50cm
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| features |
Narrow aromatic grey-green leaves and slender spikes of tiny fragrant purple flower spikes during summer
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| conditions |
Sunny open position in well-drained soil, lavender will not tolerate wet feet, please read Wet Feet Kills, prune after flowering
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| landscape use |
Borders, hedges, single specimens, containers, cut flowers, pot pourri, oil, lavender sachets
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| botanical name |
Chamaemelum noble
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| height x width |
15cm x spreading
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| features |
Feathery grey-green leaves with profuse, small, cream-white, daisy-like flowers with yellow centres from spring to autumn, the scent is apple-like
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| conditions |
Full sun in well-drained soil, trim back after flowering
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| landscape use |
Pots, window boxes, groundcover, sloping banks, rockeries, tea, herb gardens, general planting
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