Lavandula 'Pretty Polly'

Common name(s): Spanish lavender

Description: evergreen shrub; one of only four cultivars of lavender in Section Stoechas to hold an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Upswept, gradually spreading growth and dark violet corollas and yellowish-white bracts with distinct green midribs.

Height: to 18 in. Spread: to 2 ft.

Stem length: 2-4 in.  

Corolla: dark violet

Sterile bracts: yellowish-white with green midribs

Bloom season: spring-autumn

Best Uses: landscaping, containers, rock gardens

Origin: a chance seedling raised by David and Elizabeth Christie of Jersey Lavender in 1991.

Position: full sun and lean, well-draining soil

Winter Hardiness: to 5 F and below

Drought: adapted to 5 months of summer drought