Lavender Hidcote Blue

Lavender Hidcote Blue  is a very popular cultivar for hedging. It has a compact and erect habit with gray lanceolate leaves. It's deep violet flowers are strongly scented and bloom in dense spikes on 20-30cm stems.
This is the classic lavender used in sachets, perfumes, wands, etc. Foliage is aromatic and grey-green and flower lavender, appearing in July and August. 

Lavender Hidcote is a popular cultivar of Lavandula angustifolia, commonly known as English lavender. It is named after the Hidcote Manor Garden in Gloucestershire, England, where it was first introduced and propagated by the garden designer Major Lawrence Johnston.

Lavender Hidcote is a compact and bushy plant that typically grows to about 18-24 inches (45-60 cm) in height and spread. It has narrow, silver-gray leaves and produces dense spikes of fragrant, deep purple-blue flowers from mid to late summer.
This cultivar of lavender is known for its strong fragrance and is often used for its essential oil, which is widely used in aromatherapy and perfumery. It is also commonly used in culinary applications, particularly in Mediterranean cuisine, to add a floral and herbaceous flavor to dishes.

Lavender Hidcote is a hardy plant that is relatively easy to grow in full sun and well-drained soil. It is commonly used in garden borders, rock gardens, and herb gardens, and is attractive to bees, butterflies, and other pollinators.
Thrives in full sun and loose, well-drained soil. Little to no fertilization best. To keep plants compact, prune soon after flowering.

Lavender Hidcote is available from Online Plants, Australia's leading e-commerce plant nursery. Located in Melbourne we offer fast, accurate and careful plant delivery to all Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Canberra and Brisbane, metropolitan and regional areas.