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Description

Give your sunny patio or gravel garden an instant Mediterranean lift with one of the most decorative and distinctive types of lavender.

Unlike the narrow flower spikes associated with English lavender, Lavender stoechas produces broad, pinecone-shaped blooms topped with colourful upright bracts. Often described as rabbit ears, these showy tufts give the plant an exotic appearance that looks particularly striking when displayed in a patio container.

Its compact, bushy habit makes it easy to place in smaller gardens, along sunny path edges or towards the front of a warm border. The evergreen foliage is strongly aromatic when touched, releasing a sharper, herbal scent that adds to its Mediterranean character.

Flowers begin appearing in late spring and can continue in repeated flushes through summer when faded heads are removed. Bees and other visiting pollinators are naturally drawn to the nectar-rich blooms.

With its bold silhouette, long seasonal interest and manageable growth, this is a wonderful way to enjoy lavender with a more flamboyant look.

Supplied as an established plant in a 2 litre pot, ready to plant.

Top Tips

Enjoy a second flush of flowers by cutting back once the first wave of blooms fade.

Care Information

Drought-tolerant, lavender thrives in a sunny border, container, herb or gravel gardens.
Best planted between April and when the soil is warming up, ensure the plants gets really good drainage.
There's no need to improve the soil as lavender thrives in any poor or moderately fertile conditions.
Lavender plants should be pruned every year to keep them compact.
Once established, prune by using secateurs to remove flower stalks and about 2.5cm of the current year�s growth - usually in late summer, after flowering - making sure that some green growth remains.
You can prune lighty in April if required.

Delivery Information

Our experienced team at the nursery will always carefully package and send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive once you receive and plant them. Although most plants are extremely tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme of weather conditions, we always avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme frosts or heat is forecast. We also avoid dispatching orders over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. If you have ordered a 'pre-order' item, these will be sent out as soon as possible after the quoted dispatch date and we generally ship your entire order with any pre-ordered items. Once your order has been dispatched, we will send you an email with details on how you can track it.

We send most of our orders via a fully tracked courier service with Yodel. We will send you a tracking link as soon as your order has been dispatched. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, we will not require a signature on delivery, and we ask out couriers to leave your item in a safe place ad your delivery address.

*Please note, once your item has been delivered, we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your delivery address. If you have delivery instruction and require our courier to leave your item in a specific place, please let us know - there is an option to leave a message for the courier at the checkout.

For smaller and single-item orders, we may send these via the post with Royal Mail - Tracking will not be available for orders sent via this method.

**Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

For all orders, a small delivery fee of £4.99 will be charged or spend over £49.99 for FREE Delivery!

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