Lavandula Vera 3L
£15.00
- out of stock
notes
Vera is a small, evergreen lavender, a cross between the English and Portuguese herb. With slender, aromatic, silvery-grey leaves, in high summer it produces long spikes of dusky pale to dark purple flowers.
Dimensions
- Pot size: 3 L
- Height and Spread: 45cm x 60cm (1ft 5in x 1ft 11in) over 2 - 5 years
Features
notes
Vera is a small, evergreen lavender, a cross between the English and Portuguese herb. With slender, aromatic, silvery-grey leaves, in high summer it produces long spikes of dusky pale to dark purple flowers.
Insights
For centuries Lavandula has been grown for its sweet aroma, picked just as the flowers come into bloom, they can be dried and used to flavour baking or sewn into muslin bags to scent clothes and the linen cupboard.
Details
- Flowers: July to September
- Hardy
Planting
- All soil types
- East, South or West facing
- Full sun
Care
Plant in spring in well drained soil, with full sun. Cut back after flowering to prevent woody stems but avoid cutting into old wood.
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