Great lavendar
Use this to line our border around the patio. Hardy, jeeps it shape well and always puts on a fabulous display with good scent. And the bees love it!
Jax
Oxfordshire
"Deepest violet-blue flowers on this neat pristine lavender with dense small spikes that jump out of the border on hot, sun-baked summer days - crisp hedging too"
Use this to line our border around the patio. Hardy, jeeps it shape well and always puts on a fabulous display with good scent. And the bees love it!
Jax
Oxfordshire
Has settled into my garden well
SJ
Leeds
Crocus ALWAYS package with such care & consideration. The quality of the plants are perfection! For the past 20 years I have only purchased from Crocus because the plants live & you can rely on Crocus
Funsize
Cheshire
Lovely healthy and fast growing
APG
London
Beautiful plant, grew very well but doesn't look like it will come back this year. Time will tell as the weather warms up.
Green
London
Borders a patio
?
Lincoln
A nice plant delivered in perfect condition
Billandnen
Berkshire
Bought a lot of these 9cm plants and many looked sickly on arrival and about 20 percent died soon after planting. Planting conditions in my garden are ideal for lavender so I know that isn't a problem. Crocus did replace but it was a bother having to pull out and replant the dead ones. Not sure would buy these again. Ones bought from local garden centre were half the price and larger and have grown much more successfully. Shame as other crocus purchases have been good plants.
Ali
South london
All plants healthy
D
CT7
lovely plants never fail to please
Jude
Glos
90.0
Tony Pencae
Hello, There are several reasons why this may happen, and these include planting too deeply, air pockets in the planting hole, too much fertiliser, some sort of toxic substance in the soil, or animal pee. I'm afraid though, that I would not be able to pinpoint the exact cause.
Helen
novice gardener
Hello there Lavandula pedunculata subsp. pedunculata is a lovely lavender which you could use, but these are classed as borderline hardy so may need protection during the winter. Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote' does have a longer flowering period, is very popular for hedges and it is fully hardy. I think this would look lovely in your planters. Hope this helps.
Loppy
Thanks Helen but that doesn't sound right at all. Surely you mean between 5 inches & 15 inches?? not cms. I'd ordered, received & planted the lavender by the time I got your response & thankfully the lavender was no where near as tiny as you quote.
Loppy
Hello, It depends on the time of the year, but these plants can be anywhere between 5 and 15cm tall.
helen
Katie Waddington
Hello Katie, All Lavenders do well as hedging, but as the angustifolias are hardier, I would opt for this type. If you want a taller hedge and you don't mind being a little patient, then I would opt for the smaller pots of Lavandula angustifolia. If however you want a more compact hedge, then L. angustifolia Munstead or L. angustifolia Hidcote would be a better option. I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
Crocus Helpdesk
jackie middleton
Hello Jackie, Salvia nemorosa Caradonna probably has the longest flowering period, but it does get to 75cm tall - just click on the following lin to go straight to it. http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/perennials/salvia-nemorosa-caradonna/classid.2000006629/ If that is too tall, then Saliva nemorosa Ostfriesland may be a better option http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/perennials/salvia-nemorosa-ostfriesland/classid.3545/ I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
Crocus Helpdesk
Jacky
Hello Jacky, It is likely to be still in flower (just), however we cannot guarantee it. Perhaps to guarantee the flowers, your best option would be to cut and dry them now for use later on. If you click on the following link it will take you to the size and price we currently have. http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/lavenders/lavandula-angustifolia-hidcote/classid.2000010501/
Crocus Helpdesk
Dani Neville
Hi Digging in some bonemeal in to the soil when you plant will help enormously. As for planting distance, as Lavandula 'Hidcote' is a dwarf variety then I would recommend planting it 30-45cm apart. Regards Helen
Crocus
As a rule, hardy plants grown in containers, such as the Lavandula angustifolia Hidcote, can be planted at any time of year as long as the soil isn't frozen solid. The best times are in the autumn when the soil is still warm enough to encourage root growth but the plant isn't in active growth, or the spring before the temperatures start to rise, however you can plant in mid summer as long as you make sure the plant is kept well watered.
Crocus
Ruth Inglefield
We do sell some lovely lavenders on our site and they all do well in pots provided they are kept well watered. The best are probably the more compact forms such as the following (you can click on the links below the names to go straight to them) Hidcote http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/lavenders/lavandula-angustifolia-hidcote/classid.2000010501/ Imperial Gem http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/mediterranean-plants/lavandula-angustifolia-imperial-gem/classid.2000008657/ Munstead http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/lavenders/lavandula-angustifolia-munstead/classid.2000002724/
Crocus
Brian Bolton
Ideally these Lavenders should be planted at 30cm intervals to create a nice, dense hedge, so you will need around 28 plants to cover the 8.5m length.
Crocus
Wildlife-friendly gardens are not only more interesting as you can watch all the comings and goings, but they are often more productive as many creatures will help increase pollination. Garden ponds act as a magnet to dragonflies and damsel flies, along w
Read full article
Many shrubs, trees and climbers are showing signs of growth, so it is an ideal time to check them over for winter damage. If you feel they need a little care and attention, here are a few notes to use as a pruning guide. during April.
Read full article
Hedges by their very nature are often planted in exposed positions, so the secret of successful establishment is to make sure that they are well protected from prevailing winds for the first few years. Carefully planting and covering the surface of the so
Read full article
Aromatic plants produce their own fragrant oil and they use it as a sunscreen to prevent scorching, so anything aromatic or silvery needs full sun. Although drought-tolerant, these plants rely on a deep root system and once established they will never nee
Read full article
Early flowering roses tend to come in shades of white, pink or purple-pink and most forms of the biennial foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, have toning flowers in similar colours. These appear in rose time, but carry on after the first rose flush has finished
Read full article
When the heat bounces off the ground and almost overwhelms you some plants are revelling in this heat. On scorching days in high summer you won’t have to touch the foliage at all, it will waft through the air providing an aromatherapy session for the gard
Read full article
On the whole, I’m a pretty rugged sort of person. A disproportionate amount of my gardening time seems to be spent hammering scaffold boards together, or powering my way through waist high weeds at the business end of a petrol strimmer, or hauling improba
Read full article
We all want a lovely garden but sometimes we are too busy with work and family, or we simply don’t have the inclination to garden incessantly, so the trick is to choose low maintenance plants such as easy shrubs and then to underplant them with ground cov
Read full article