Lavandula × intermedia Sensational! ('Tesseract')

RHS Plant Profile
lavender [Sensational!]

Synonyms

Lavandula × intermedia 'Tesseract'

A bushy evergreen shrub, with linear, aromatic silver leaves. Spikes of relatively large, scented purple flowers are borne on slender stems in summer

Max Height

0.5-1 metres

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height
0.5-1 metres

Botanical Details

Family
Lamiaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
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
Trade

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow in full sun in well-drained soil; will not tolerate waterlogging. See lavender cultivation for more advice

Propagation

Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings in summer

Pruning

Pruning group 10; deadhead after flowering and trim foliage in spring. Avoid cutting back into old wood

Pests

May be susceptible to rosemary beetle and spittlebugs

Diseases

May be susceptible to grey moulds (Botrytis) and honey fungus (rarely)