Lavender x intermedia Edelweiss
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notes
Lavender x intermedia Edelweiss is a small lavender with aromatic silvery leaves, which sit below the spikes of white flowers. These flowers attract bees and other pollinators and can be used, alongside its leaves, to flavour biscuits, stews and soups. Flowers are best collected when just coming into bloom for sachets and pot pourri.
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Dimensions
- Pot Size: 1L (14cm / 6in)
- Height and Spread: 60-70cm (1ft 11in – 2ft 3in) x 60-70cm (1ft 11in – 2ft 3in)
Features
notes
Lavender x intermedia Edelweiss is a small lavender with aromatic silvery leaves, which sit below the spikes of white flowers. These flowers attract bees and other pollinators and can be used, alongside its leaves, to flavour biscuits, stews and soups. Flowers are best collected when just coming into bloom for sachets and pot pourri.
Insights
Grown in peat free compost in a biodegradable pot made from waste coir and natural latex. Remove plant from pot or cut/tear away some of the coir if the plant is well rooted and hard to remove.
Details
- Flowers: July- September
Planting
- Moist, well-drained soil
- South, West or East aspect
- Full sun
- Sheltered
Care
- Pop the discarded coir pot in the green bin, leave out for birds to use for nesting, use as mulch or add to compost heap
- Cut back after flowering to prevent woody stems but avoid cutting into old wood
- Coir pots are supplied by one specific village producer in Sri Lanka. They have built a school, old people's home and extension to the local medical centre over the years from the proceeds of coir pot production
Scent
Highly fragrant
Glossary