Lavandula 'Tickled Pink'

Common name(s): Spanish lavender

Description: evergreen shrub; very floriferous with flowers held close to the foliage. Compact, upswept growth with very dark purple-black corollas complemented by light mauve bracts. 

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

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: dark purple-black

Sterile bracts: mauve with purple-red veins

Bloom season: spring-autumn

Best Uses: landscaping, containers, rock gardens

Origin: raised in 1991 by Virginia McNaugton of Lavender Downs Ltd. in New Zealand from open-pollinated seed of L. stoechas subsp. luisieri. Introduced in 1997.

Position: full sun and lean, well-draining soil

Winter Hardiness: to 10 F and below

Drought: adapted to 5 months of summer drought