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Lavandula Hidcote

Lavandula Hidcote

English Lavender

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Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote' is one of the world's most popular English lavenders, prized for its compact growth, intensely fragrant deep purple flowers and beautiful silver-grey foliage. Flowering from late spring through summer, Hidcote creates stunning borders, low hedges and cottage garden displays while filling the garden with its unmistakable fragrance.

Compact, hardy and easy to maintain, Hidcote is an excellent choice for New Zealand gardens. It attracts bees and butterflies, tolerates drought once established and is ideal for drying, potpourri and fresh-cut flower arrangements.

Why You'll Love Lavandula Hidcote

  • Rich deep purple, highly fragrant flowers
  • Compact, naturally rounded growth habit
  • Beautiful silver-grey evergreen foliage
  • Excellent bee and pollinator plant
  • Perfect for low hedging and borders
  • Outstanding drought tolerance once established
  • Great for drying and cut flowers
  • Easy-care and low maintenance

  • Fragrant, Flowering, Attracts pollinators, Evergreen, Drought resistant, and Perennial
  • Expected 5 Year Height 0.6M
  • Flowers in Spring

Planting & Care Tips

How to care for your Lavandula Hidcote:Water regularly while plants establish.

Once established, Lavandula Hidcote is highly drought tolerant.

Water only during prolonged dry periods and allow the soil to dry slightly between waterings.

Avoid overwatering.

Lavenders perform best in relatively lean soils.

For healthy growth:

Apply a light layer of compost in spring.
Use a low-nitrogen slow-release fertiliser if required.
Avoid excessive feeding, which encourages soft leafy growth instead of flowers.

Annual pruning is essential to keep Hidcote compact and flowering well.

After Flowering
Remove spent flower stems.
Trim back approximately one-third of the current season's growth.
Maintain a rounded shape.
Important

Avoid cutting into old woody stems where there is little or no green growth, as lavender often struggles to regenerate from old wood.

Lavandula Hidcote is highly frost hardy and performs exceptionally well throughout New Zealand.

Winter care is simple:

Ensure excellent drainage.
Avoid waterlogged soil.
Remove any winter-damaged growth in spring.
Growing in Containers

Hidcote is an excellent lavender for pots.

For best results:

Use a premium free-draining potting mix.
Position in full sun.
Water sparingly once established.
Feed lightly each spring.

Its compact habit makes it ideal for patios, courtyards and entrances.

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