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Lavandula stoechas Little Bee Deep Purple ('Florvendula Deep Purple') (Little Bee Series)
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French lavender [Little Bee Deep Purple]

A shrub up to 40cm high, with a compact, upright habit, evergreen, aromatic, linear, grey-green leaves, and spikes of fragrant, purple flowers topped by paler purple bracts in summer

Synonyms
Lavandula stoechas 'Florvendula Deep Purple'
Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
2–5 years
Ultimate spread
0.1–0.5 metres
Growing conditions
Sand
Loam
Moisture
Well–drained
pH
Neutral, Acid
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Green Grey Silver
Summer Purple Green Grey Silver
Autumn Green Grey Silver
Winter Green Grey Silver
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

South–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Drought resistance
Yes
Hardiness
H4
Botanical details
Family
Lamiaceae
Native to the UK
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Bushy
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; for more advice, see lavender cultivation

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings of new growth in early summer or semi-ripe cuttings in late summer

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • Wildlife gardens
  • Gravel garden
  • Rock garden
  • Coastal
  • Mediterranean climate plants
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Patio and container plants
  • Flower borders and beds
  • Wall side borders
Pruning

Pruning group 10, in early spring or mid-spring

Pests

May be susceptible to rosemary beetle, and to cuckoo spit (froghopper or spittle bug nymphs)

Diseases

May be susceptible to grey moulds (Botrytis) and honey fungus (rarely)

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