Lavandula angustifolia 'Ashdown Forest'
English lavender 'Ashdown Forest'
A shrub up to 60cm high, with an erect, dense, neat habit, evergreen, aromatic, linear, green leaves up to 4cm long, and flowering stems up to 18cm long topped by spikes 2-3cm long of fragrant, soft violet flowers around midsummer
Size
Ultimate height
0.5–1 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.5–1 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
Neutral, Alkaline, AcidColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Purple | Green | ||
| Autumn | Green | |||
| Winter | Green |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Exposed or ShelteredDrought resistance
Yes Hardiness
H5Botanical details
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Bushy
- Genus
Lavandula are small aromatic evergreen shrubs with usually narrow, simple, entire, toothed or lobed leaves and small tubular flowers in dense spikes in summer
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in full sun in well-drained soil; for more advice, see lavender cultivation
Propagation
Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in late summer, or by softwood cuttings of new growth in early summer
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Wildlife gardens
- Gravel garden
- Coastal
- Mediterranean climate plants
- Cottage and informal garden
- City and courtyard gardens
- Flower borders and beds
- Cut flowers
Pruning
Pruning group 10, in early spring or mid-spring
Pests
May be susceptible to rosemary beetle, and to cuckoo spit (froghopper or spittle bug nymphs)
Diseases
May be susceptible to grey moulds (Botrytis) and honey fungus (rarely)
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