{"id":13582,"date":"2015-06-23T10:13:11","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T17:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13582"},"modified":"2015-06-17T01:05:38","modified_gmt":"2015-06-17T08:05:38","slug":"british-lavender-plus-french-and-spanish-lavender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/british-lavender-plus-french-and-spanish-lavender\/","title":{"rendered":"British,  French and Spanish Lavender"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have taken a slight liberty calling English Lavender <em>(Lavendula augustifolia)<\/em> British, which it surely must be.<br \/>\nOther Lavenders will grow and thrive in the UK including French and Spanish Lavender but they will last only a few years whilst English Lavender can live for 20+ years.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Lavender by Mrs Magic, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mrsmagic\/3795371576\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2564\/3795371576_cf4c7d7778.jpg\" alt=\"Lavender\" width=\"500\" height=\"357\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>English Lavender <em>(Lavendula augustifolia)<\/em><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Varieties to look for include Imperial Gem, Hidcote and Munstead which have a compact habit and Melissa Lilac.<\/li>\n<li>These British Lavender flowers in early summer on short flower spikes a few inches above narrow, grey-green leaves.<\/li>\n<li>In August the flowers will be virtually over and the plant can be trimmed back hard so they regenerate before winter<\/li>\n<li>Cut flowers for drying in late June and early July<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/instant-collection-of-perennial-plants\/\">You can acquire or just admire plants as part of a collection<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Lavender by Zombie Normal, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spookytreasures\/2412935980\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3168\/2412935980_9141aa1ebf.jpg\" alt=\"Lavender\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSpanish Lavender<\/p>\n<h3>Growing Tips for Lavender<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Water in the first season so the Lavender can develop deep roots then in future years they can survive on very little water.<\/li>\n<li>The silvery aromatic leaves indicate that Lavender prefers full sun and good drainage like similar plants.<\/li>\n<li>The tufted French and Spanish lavenders are variable in habit and flowering colour.<\/li>\n<li>Buy plants from a good nursery who will have a stock of varieties.<\/li>\n<li>Grow Lavender from cuttings from May to August<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Lavender by amandabhslater, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pikerslanefarm\/7404111498\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7104\/7404111498_533d185816.jpg\" alt=\"Lavender\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nCommercially Grown English Lavender<\/p>\n<p>Lavandins are Lavandula X intermedia and they can be clipped to produce roundels or cloud shaped plants.<br \/>\nLavender is a top plant for nectar and <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/environmental-gardening\/get-butterflies-in-your-garden\/\">Butterflies <\/a>love British Lavender<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo credits<br \/>\nLavender by Mrs Magic CC BY-NC-SA 2.0<br \/>\nLavender by Zombie Normal CC BY-NC 2.0<br \/>\nLavender by amandabhslater CC BY-SA 2.0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"French lavender by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/4607088304\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1259\/4607088304_0edfdbb352.jpg\" alt=\"French lavender\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have taken a slight liberty calling English Lavender <em>(Lavendula augustifolia)<\/em> British, which it surely must be.<br \/>\nOther Lavenders will grow and thrive in the UK including French and Spanish Lavender but they will last only a few years whilst English Lavender  can live for 20+ 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