Lavandula × intermedia Sensational! ('Tesseract')
lavender [Sensational!]
A bushy evergreen shrub, with linear, aromatic silver leaves. Spikes of relatively large, scented purple flowers are borne on slender stems in summer
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Growing conditions
Colour & scent
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Botanical details
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
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- 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
Suggested planting locations and garden types
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)
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