Lavandula stoechas and L. stoechas 'The Princess'

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Lavandula stoechas and L. stoechas 'The Princess'

Lavandula stoechas Sp., The Princess
French Lavender, Spanish Lavender, Stoechas Lavender

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Duo of butterfly lavenders composed of the wild species with intensely violet flowers and its variety 'The Princess' with bright pink flowers. You will enjoy their aromatic foliage throughout the year and their magnificent flowering from April-May to September. For rock gardens, flower beds, borders, pots, seaside gardens... Cultivate in full sun in a very well-drained, non-limestone soil. Hardiness: -7 °C (19.4°F)

Exposure

Sun

Hardiness

Hardy down to -6°C

Soil type

Stony (poor and well-drained)

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Best planting time March to April

Recommended planting time March to May, September to October

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Lavandula stoechas - French Lavender
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Description

This pair of butterfly lavenders brings together two varieties of Lavandula stoechas, the species and the cultivar 'The Princess'. They are shrubs with a highly branched evergreen foliage, felted, light gray-green, highly aromatic, rising to 50cm (20in) from the ground in full bloom. A remarkable, vividly coloured flowering that starts in April-May. It continues until September, favoured by successive prunings. You will plant these lavenders in full sun, in the garden or in pots. A little sensitive to cold, they are ideal for coastal areas. You will plant them in rockeries or as border plants. In cold regions, pot cultivation allows you to protect them in winter.

The pair consists of:

- x 1 Butterfly lavender: the botanical species Lavandula stoechas, with large spike-like flowers topped with bracts of intense violet forming a tuft. It mainly flowers in spring and then again in late summer.

- x 1 Butterfly lavender 'The Princess' : tufted flowers of a remarkable intense pink. This variety blooms early, in April-May, and then again, in successive waves, throughout the summer.

The butterfly lavender is a plant native to the western Mediterranean basin. It is a shrub that naturally grows in full sun on siliceous slopes, poor in limestone. You will cultivate it in a mixture of soil and non-limestone fine gravel, ideally in a raised bed (20cm (8in) is enough). Also avoid watering it with "hard" tap water, especially if you grow it in a pot. From the mint family, this fragrant plant has a camphor-like aroma that pleasantly perfumes laundry and the garden. Respect a spacing of 40cm (16in) between each plant to create a dense lavender border, 50 to 60cm (20 to 24in) if you mix it with other small bushes.

The butterfly lavenders in this pair perfectly match cotton lavenders, prostrate rosemary 'Whitewater Silver', for example, and creeping brooms. It is also possible to mix several varieties of lavenders together, creating an elegant display, both in terms of the variety of flower and foliage colors, as well as the size and volume of the plants.

Butterfly lavender also makes beautiful potted plants. Choose a large pot (30 to 40cm (12 to 16in) in diameter). This will allow you to overwinter it frost-free in the coldest regions of our country.

Flowering

Flower colour two-tone

Flowering time April to September

Fragrance slightly scented

Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators

Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms

Foliage

Foliage persistence Evergreen

Foliage colour grey or silver

Aromatic? Fragrant foliage when creased

Plant habit

Height at maturity 50 cm

Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Lavandula

Species

stoechas

Cultivar

Sp., The Princess

Family

Lamiaceae

Other common names

French Lavender, Spanish Lavender, Stoechas Lavender

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Planting and care

In nature, the butterfly lavender always lives in poor and siliceous, dry, arid, perfectly drained environments. It hates summer watering with hard water. Not very resistant to heavy frost (up to -7°C (19.4°F)), it is advisable to grow it in a raised bed, in front of a south or west-facing wall, in cooler regions, and in a pot for overwintering. It is also very well suited for pot cultivation.

In winter, it absolutely needs perfect drainage, and in summer, it needs to be kept dry (in the ground). The stoechas lavender will age better in poor soil, as its growth will be slower, and it will be less likely to thin out at the base. To limit this phenomenon, it should be pruned, from a young age, after flowering or in autumn, just above the first buds that can be seen on the wood. Lavenders and lavandins never 're-sprout' on old wood. The clump will thus branch out more and more, remaining compact, eventually forming beautiful dense cushions.

Planting period

Best planting time March to April

Recommended planting time March to May, September to October

Intended location

Suitable for Rockery

Type of use Edge of border, Container, Slope

Hardiness Hardy down to -6°C (USDA zone 9a) Show map

Ease of cultivation Amateur

Planting density 6 per m2

Exposure Sun

Soil pH Acidic, Neutral

Soil type Stony (poor and well-drained)

Soil moisture Dry soil, Very well-drained, poor

Care

Pruning instructions To maintain a compact habit, prune after flowering, without ever cutting back on old wood that does not regrow. Lavenders should be pruned from a young age.

Pruning Pruning recommended once a year

Pruning time June, October

Disease resistance Good

Overwinter Can be left in the ground

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