Hidcote lavender
Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 18 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Habit
- Broad
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Purple
- Foliage color
- Gray-green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Neutral (pH 6.6 to 7.3), slightly alkaline (pH 7.4 to 7.8)
- Toxicity
- Non-toxic
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Hidcote' lavender (Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote') is a perennial for borders, rock gardens, hedges, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. The purple flowers are fragrant and open in spring and summer, and bees and butterflies visit them. The gray-green leaves stay on the plant all year.
Pairs well with Magnus coneflower, Japanese forest grass, and Knock Out rose.