Lavandula 'Bellevue'
Lavandula stoechas 'Avenue Bellevue'
Lavandula Butterfly Garden
A shrub up to 75cm high, with an erect habit, evergreen, aromatic, linear greenish grey leaves, and flowering stems up to 6cm long topped by spikes up to 2.5cm long of fragrant, dark purple-black flowers and violet-mauve bracts, from late spring or early summer onwards
0.5-1 metres
0.5-1 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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Grow in full sun in well-drained soil; for more advice, see lavender cultivation
Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in late summer, or by softwood cuttings of new growth in early summer. See our video How to take lavender cuttings for more advice
Pruning group 10; deadhead after flowering. Trimming in late summer prevents plants from becoming straggly, but you can leave plants for a season to benefit wildlife with seeds or as shelter if you prefer. Avoid pruning in autumn in wet or cold regions as this may leave plants vulnerable to winter damage. Avoid cutting back into old wood
May be susceptible to rosemary beetle, and to cuckoo spit (froghopper or spittle bug nymphs)
May be susceptible to grey moulds (Botrytis) and honey fungus (rarely)