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Lavandula angustifolia Hidcote Group

English lavender Hidcote Group

A group of lavenders comprising the varieties 'Hidcote', 'Gray Lady', 'Imperial Gem', 'Midnight Blues', and 'Tom Garbutt'. The cultivars vary in height from 50 to 120cm. They have evergreen, aromatic, linear leaves which vary in length between the cultivars from 2.5 to 5.5cm; 'Gray Lady', 'Midnight Blues', and 'Tom Garbutt' have grey leaves, while 'Hidcote' and 'Imperial Gem' have grey-green leaves. The flowering stems vary in length between the cultivars from 20 to 35cm, topped by spikes which vary in length from 2.5 to 6cm. All the cultivars have fragrant violet or violet-blue flowers around midsummer

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Ultimate height

0.5–1 metres

Time to ultimate height

2–5 years

Ultimate spread

0.5–1 metres

Sand

Chalk

Loam

Moisture

Well–drained

pH

Neutral, Alkaline, Acid

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun

Aspect

South–facing or West–facing or East–facing

Exposure

Exposed or Sheltered

Drought resistance

Yes

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Lamiaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: 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 softwood cuttings of new growth in early summer or semi-ripe cuttings in late 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 honey fungus, grey moulds, lavender shab, and fungal leaf spots

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