Fringed lavender

Fringed lavender
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pet safety

Not known yet. Check before letting pets near.

Through the year

Flowering months are not yet confirmed.

Key care steps

  1. Cut the spent flower stalks off once the colour has faded.
  2. Shape the plant into a tight dome, staying within the soft green growth.
  3. Leave at least two or three centimetres of leafy shoot above the woody base.

A spreading, bushy evergreen shrub with narrow, dark green leaves with finely lobed edges. In mid- and late summer, long stalks carry dense spikes of slightly fragrant purple-blue flowers tipped with purple bracts.

Sun: Full sun.

Soil: Chalk, loam or sand; acid, alkaline or neutral pH..

Hardiness: H3 — down to −5°C.