Cotton Lavender
A dense, rounded, evergreen shrub with delicate,
A dense, rounded, evergreen shrub with delicate, greyish-white leaves, aromatic when crushed. This dwarf form of cotton lavender is perfect for a sheltered, sunny, well-drained border or gravel garden. To use as a low, informal hedge the tiny, bright yellow, button-like flower-heads, borne on slender stems in mid- and late-summer, are best removed.Position: full sunSoil: poor to moderately-fertile, well-drained soilRate of growth: average Flowering period: July and August Flower colour: bright yellowOther features: aromatic foliageHardiness: frost hardyGarden care: Remove the faded flower-heads along with any straggly shoots in autumn. In early-spring cut back the flowered shoots to within 2.5cm (1in) of the old growthGoes well with: Verbascum `Cotswold Queen`, Euphorbia characias subspecies wulfenii `Lambrook Gold`, Helichrysum italicum subspecies serotinum`, Eryngium planum `Blauer Zwerg`, Thymus serphyllum, Perovskia `Blue Spire` |
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