- A compact plant with deep blue flowers and contrasting foliage.
- Perfect low hedge or edging, flowering year after year.
What you need to know:
- 1 x Mr Fothergills Lavender Hidcote Blue Seeds
- Sow: February to June
- Flowering: July to September
- Indoors Sowing Guide: Sow indoors 0.5cm (1/4") deep in a tray of compost. Water well and place in a cold frame, unheated greenhouse or on a warm kitchen windowsill. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 21-50 days. Pot on individually when large enough to handle to 8cm (3") pots. (Always handle by a leaf, never by the stem.) Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions (avoid frosts) before planting out 30cm (1') apart.
- Soil Type: Well drained, fertile
- Position: Full sun
- Hints & Tips: To help retain its shape, trim back plants in autumn as soon as flowering has finished. Dried flowers retain their scent and can be used as pot pourri.
- Approximate Maximum Height: 60cm
- Approximate Maximum Spread: 45cm
- Flower Colour: Lavender
- Hardiness & Longevity: Hardy Shrub
- Pack Size: 100 Seeds