Hidcote Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'
Plant Details:
Plant Type: Shrub
Plant Family: Lamiaceae
Plant Description: Great multi-use plant used as an herb for its soothing fragrance and as a water-wise landscape plant. A compact, bushy shrub with gray-green leaves and a pretty Mediterranean look. The fragrant, bluish purple to blue blossoms form on long stalks in late spring to early summer. These can be harvested in their bud stage and dried for indoor use. Cold-hardy, drought tolerant, and prefers well-drained soil.
Maintenance:
Maintenance Type: Shrub - Evergreen
Plant Care: Shrub - Evergreen (woody multi-stemmed plants that keep their leaves and color during winter): Only minimal pruning is required and mostly to retain a desirable shape. Pruning should be done in early spring. Monitor for pests, diseases or other ailments on a regular basis.
Special Considerations: Remove spent blooms to promote rebloom later.
Plant Attributes:
Mature Size: 12-18" tall and wide
Utah Native: No
Plant Select: No
Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Localscapes: Infill Plant, Park Strip Plant
Foliage Interest: No
Foliage Colors: Gray-green
Bloom Colors: Blue, Purple, Lavender
Bloom Seasons: Summer
Bloom Period: Jun - Aug
Growing Conditions:
Hardiness Zone: 5 to 8
Light Requirement: Full Sun (6+ hrs sun), Part Shade (4-6 hrs morning sun), Part Sun (4-6 hrs afternoon sun)
Irrigation Requirement: 
Low (1/2" every 10-14 days)
Low (1/2" every 10-14 days)
Salt Tolerant: Unknown
Deer Resistant: Unknown
Garden Location:
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Commercial Concepts
- Education Center Staff Parking
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Design Path
- Winter Interest
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Localscapes Path
- Localscapes Exhibit
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Spring -
Summer -
Fall -
Winter
