Lavandula Passionné ('Lavsts 08')
lavender [Passionné]
A shrub up to 50cm high, with a compact habit, evergreen, aromatic, linear, greenish grey leaves, and flowering stems up to 7cm long topped by spikes 2.5-3.5cm long of fragrant, dark violet-purple flowers and rich reddish purple bracts, from late spring to early summer and again from late summer to early autumn
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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
Neutral, AcidColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Pink Purple | Green Grey Silver | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Pink Purple | Green Grey Silver | ||
| Autumn | Pink Purple | Green Grey Silver | ||
| Winter | Green Grey Silver |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
ShelteredDrought resistance
Yes Hardiness
H4Botanical 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
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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
- Rock garden
- Coastal
- Mediterranean climate plants
- Cottage and informal garden
- City and courtyard gardens
- Patio and container plants
- Flower borders and beds
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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