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Hello
just dropping a line to thank you for my plants, they arrived swiftly, in perfect condition and are now nestled in my garden...and due to the constant downpours, very well watered!
Highly recommend your website, quality of plants, customer service and will be back very soon.
Thank you again
Karen Grenfell, Tamworth
An evergreen garden shrub, much loved for its deep blue/purple flowers, distinctive fragrance and healing properties.
Supplied as a pot grown plant grown in a 7cm pot.
Available from APPROXIMATELY mid MayAlso known as True Lavender or English Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia (formerly known as officinalis, a reflection of its medicinal properties) and is a native to the Mediterranean. Angustifolia (from it's Botanical name) means 'narrow-leaved', reminding us that these plants will happily thrive in hot, dry conditions, all the better to encourage the development of the essential oils that give the leaves and flowers their distinctive, much-loved fragrance. The Roman name for lavender, lavandarius, comes from the Latin 'lavare' (to wash).
Such a distinct fragrance and now used in so many products that you buy for example washing powder, soap, perfume and shampoo.
DuringRomantimes, lavender flowers were sold for 100denariiperpound, which was about the same as a month's wages for a farm laborer, or fifty haircuts from the local barber.
With its compact habit, silvery grey leaves and dusky dark blue/purple flowers Lavandula angustifolia 'Vera' is ideal for edging borders or as a low hedge. It can be trimmed to shape or left to form soft mounds.
Recommended by the RHS to be an excellent attractant and nectar source for bees and other beneficial insects.
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How To Sow & Grow Herbs
Detailed advice on sowing and growing herbs outside and under protection. Includes information on watering and pest control.