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Putting the Ooh la la into lavender.
Putting the Ooh la la into lavender.
Putting the Ooh la la into lavender.
Putting the Ooh la la into lavender.
Putting the Ooh la la into lavender.
Putting the Ooh la la into lavender.
Putting the Ooh la la into lavender.
Putting the Ooh la la into lavender.
Lavandula stoechas or French lavender can be a tricky plant to grow, best suited to more experienced gardeners. It grows to around half a metre in height and has small dense spikes of purple flowers from the top of which grow bright purple bracts. As is usual for lavenders, this one has a strong lavender fragrance; plant it near a walkway and you'll smell it whenever you walk by. It will grow best in full sun in a sheltered spot with well-drained soil. This lavender variety has been given an RHS Award of Garden Merit. Grey mould can be an issue.
Lavandula stoechas 'Kew Red' is a small and bushy lavender variety that has unusual and attractive flowers that are red in colour with pink bracts at the top, looking like a small pink winged butterfly has landed on top of the flower head. The flowers and the foliage are scented, the flowers have an especially strong scent making them ideal for drying. It grows to around 50cm in height and works will in a container. It will benefit from a sheltered spot in your garden.