Generous, sprawling plant
5
I followed the suggestion of another reviewer and planted these in pots by the patio. The plants sprawl elegantly and flower until the frosts.
hertgardener
Herts
Lavandula × intermedia 'Grosso'
lavender
2 litre pot
available to order from autumn
- Position: full sun
- Soil: moderately fertile, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: vigorous
- Flowering period: July to August
- Hardiness: fully hardy
This vigorous English lavender produces masses of long, slender stems, that are topped with clusters of vivid violet flowers between July and August, above mounds grey-green leaves. It makes a gorgeous, flowering, informal hedge, especially along a path, where its fabulous fragrance can best be appreciated. It works well in a Mediterranean garden, or clipped into a formal sphere for a contemporary look. The highly scented flower-spikes are also a magnet for bees and other nectar-loving insects. - Garden care: Cut back the stalks after the flowers have faded to retain a compact shape. Carefully trim back in April, taking care not to cut into old wood.
Eventual height & spread
Notes on Lavandula × intermedia 'Grosso'
"Grown across Provence, a billowing mound of dark-blue tapering flowers, held on long stems, splaying outwards in late summer and autumn above a close mound of foliage that can be shaped for winter interest."
Goes well with
wonderful fragrance
5
Spaced around the terrace
Cas
Suffolk
Thrilled with the results
5
Great for softening edges of patio. Good variety nice fragrance and beautiful. Good size, will see if it copes with extreme conditions here at the cliff edge.
Ck
SW Wales
so deirable
5
My favourite lavender for medium to big pots and as a " filler" in herbeaceous border. It fans out like a fountain-wonderful.
marionfussy
surrey
Lavandulaxintermedia'Grosso'
5.0
4
100.0
- Just received and planted 3x9cm pots of lovely strongly growing lavandula grosso. Thank you. Do these need to be cut back this year - to stop then becoming leggy, and if I do cut them back, will they flower?
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Silver Birch
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I would avoid the spring trim this year, and just give them a late prune after they have finished flowering.
Helen
- I would like to grow Grosso in pots on the sunny terrace. What dimensions, shape and material of pot/planter would suit it best.
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SL
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Hello there This is a lovely lavender with long slender stems which could be planted in a number of different pots but I have attached links below to some of my favorites. https://www.crocus.co.uk/product/_/lucca-terracotta-pot/classid.2000012805/ https://www.crocus.co.uk/product/_/bell-terracotta-lavender-pot/classid.2000017362/ https://www.crocus.co.uk/product/_/kitchen-garden-terracotta-pot/classid.2000019285/
- Will this flower in it's first year?
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Frankie
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Hello, Unfortunately w can never guarantee this as it is largely determined by external factors such as the available water, light and nutrients, but having said that, there is an excellent chance that it will produce some flowers in its first year given the right conditions.
Helen
- What can I plant in a Mediterranean style garden? I want give my garden a Mediterranean look but I do not know what to plant. Could you please help?
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There are quite a few plants that we sell on the website which will give you a mediterranean feel to your garden - here are some of the best any of the Kniphofias http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?CommonName=kniphofia any of the Euphorbias http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?CommonName=euphorbia Yucca filamentosa http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?CommonName=yucca+fil Stipa tenuissima http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?ContentType=Plant_Card&ClassID=1000000022&CategoryID= any of the Eryngiums http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?CommonName=eryngium any of the Sedum spectabile http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?CommonName=sedum+spect any of the Bergenias http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?CommonName=bergenia Erigeron http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?CommonName=erigeron Brachyglottis compacta Sunshine http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?ContentType=Plant_Card&ClassID=4376&CategoryID= Convolvulus cneorum http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?ContentType=Plant_Card&ClassID=940&CategoryID= Phlomis italica http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?CommonName=phlomis Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Group http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?ContentType=Plant_Card&ClassID=4046&CategoryID= Festuca glauca http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?CommonName=Festuca+glauc&x=12&y=10
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