Lavandula 'Bee Brilliant'

Common name(s): Spanish lavender

Description: evergreen shrub; selected for a long bloom period and performance in humid conditions. Vigorous, upswept growth with gray-green foliage and dark purple corollas with light purple bracts. 

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

Stem length: 8-12 in.  

Corolla: dark purple

Sterile bracts: light purple

Bloom season: spring-autumn

Best Uses: landscaping, containers, rock gardens

Origin: part of the 1997 "Bee Series" bred by Bob Cherry and John Robb of Paradise Plants in New South Wales, Australia.

Position: full sun and lean, well-draining soil

Winter Hardiness: to 5 F and below

Drought: adapted to 5 months of summer drought