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    Lavandula Super

    Lavandula Super

    $15.00
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    Lavandula 'Super' is a vigorous, highly fragrant lavender prized for its large flower spikes, silvery foliage and long flowering season. Producing masses of rich purple-blue blooms throughout summer, this popular variety is one of the best choices for creating colourful hedges, cottage garden borders and pollinator-friendly plantings.

    Renowned for its strong fragrance and impressive flower production, Lavandula Super attracts bees and beneficial insects in abundance while providing year-round structure through its attractive silver-grey foliage. Tough, drought tolerant and easy to maintain, it is a must-have plant for sunny New Zealand gardens.

    Why You'll Love Lavandula Super

    • Large, highly fragrant purple flower spikes
    • Long flowering season through summer
    • Excellent bee and pollinator plant
    • Attractive silver-grey foliage year-round
    • Perfect for hedging and mass planting
    • Drought tolerant once established
    • Great for cottage and Mediterranean gardens
    • Low-maintenance and easy to grow

    • Expected 5 Year Height 0.75 M Width 0.75 M

    Is Lavandula Super suitable for my garden?

    Lavandula Super is best suited in a position that gets

    • Full sun

    Lavandula Super is

    • Perennial
    • Drought resistant once established
    • Fragrant
    • Drought resistant
    • Flowering
    • Attracts pollinators
    • Fast-growing
    • Cold hardy
    • Evergreen

    Lavandula Super will thrive in soil that is

    • Free draining
    • Normal

    How to establish your Lavandula Super?

    Plant Lavandula Super in a full sun position.

    For best results:

    Choose a location with at least six hours of direct sunlight daily.
    Ensure good airflow around plants.
    Avoid heavily shaded positions.

    Full sun promotes stronger growth, better flowering and more intense fragrance.

    How to maintain your Lavandula Super once established?

    Water regularly while plants establish.

    Once established, Lavandula Super is highly drought tolerant and generally only requires watering during extended dry periods.

    Overwatering can lead to poor performance and root issues.

    Lavenders prefer relatively lean soils.

    For healthy growth:

    Apply a light dressing of compost in spring.
    Use a low-nitrogen fertiliser if required.
    Avoid excessive feeding.

    Too much fertiliser can reduce flowering and produce soft growth.

    Regular pruning is the key to maintaining a compact, healthy plant.

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

    Avoid cutting into old woody stems that have little or no green growth, as lavender may struggle to regenerate from old wood.

    Use gravel or stone mulch around plants where possible.

    This helps:

    Improve drainage
    Reflect heat back onto the plant
    Reduce moisture around the crown

    Avoid thick organic mulches that retain excessive moisture.

    Lavandula Super is highly frost hardy and well suited to New Zealand conditions.

    For best winter performance:

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

    Lavandula Super grows very well in pots and containers.

    For best results:

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

    Lavandula Super combines beautifully with:

    Nepeta Blue Wonder
    Salvia New Dimension
    Salvia Amistad
    Verbena rigida
    Geum Mrs Bradshaw
    Phlomis russeliana
    Festuca ovina glauca
    Ballota pseudodictamnus

    The purple flower spikes contrast beautifully with silver foliage, white flowers and ornamental grasses.
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