Lavandula angustifolia 'Miss Katherine'

Common name(s): English lavender

Description: evergreen shrub; found as a color sport of Norfolk's 'No. 6' field cultivar in 1986 by a consultant of theirs, Tom Collison, and named for his eldest granddaughter. Introduced by Norfolk Lavender in 1992 and declared to be the best pink-flowered lavender in the RHS lavender trials at Wisley in 2002. Tidy, compact growth and fragrant, mid-pink flower spikes on mid-length stems. One of the darkest of the pink-flowered lavenders

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: mid-pink mauve 

Calyx: pale purple, sage green at the base, woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, crafts

Position: full sun and well-draining soil

Winter Hardiness: to 0 F and below

Drought: adapted to 3 months of summer drought