Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'

Common name(s): English lavender

Description: evergreen shrub; we propagate and offer the original 'Hidcote' clone that can be traced back to the original propagation by Loddon Nurseries in the 1920s. Compact, silver foliage and strongly fragrant, dense, dark violet flower spikes on mid-length stems. Prized for use in hedges and dried flowers. Relatively slow-growing and long-lived.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 30 in.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: mid violet with a white center

Calyx: dark violet, woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, crafts

Origin: originally brought to England from France in the 1920s by Major Lawrence Johnston of Hidcote Manor and originally propagated by Thomas Carlile of the Loddon Nurseries. The true 'Hidcote' has held an award of merit from the Royal Horticultural Society since 1950. For decades, it has been widely (and erroneously) sold as a seed cultivar which is explicitly excluded from the awards of garden merit. 

Position: full sun and well-draining soil

Winter Hardiness: to 0 F and below

Drought: adapted to 3 months of summer drought