Xela's Garden
Lavender ... white [V]
Genus: Lavandula.
Species: Lavandula x intermedia.
Planted Vistabile '07 (bought at Hampton Court Flower Show)
Lavandula × intermedia 'Alba' AGM
Plant type: Shrub
Habit: Bushy
Fragrance: Flower
Hardiness: H4 (hardy)
Colour:
Flower: White in Summer
Foliage: Green and Grey/Silver in Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter
Size:
Ultimate height: 0.5-1 metres
Ultimate spread: 0.1-0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height: 2-5 years
Preferred common name: lavender 'Alba'
Family: Lamiaceae
Lavandula are small aromatic evergreen shrubs with usually narrow, simple, entire, toothed or lobed leaves and small tubular flowers in dense spikes in summer
'Alba' is a robust evergreen shrub to 1m or more, with linear, grey-green leaves and long spikes of pure white flowers
Synonym(s)
Lavandula angustifolia 'Large White'
Lavandula × intermedia 'Dutch White'
Lavandula × intermedia 'Large White'
Lavandula 'Alba'
Award of Garden Merit
How to grow:
Sunlight: Full sun
Aspect:
East-facing or West-facing
Sheltered
Cultivation:
Prefers a well-drained neutral to alkaline soil but tolerates acidic conditions. In heavy soil improve drainage as lavender does not tolerate waterlogging. Potash will encourage flowering but high nitrogen fertilisers and manure will result in 'floppy' plants
Soil:
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline or Neutral
Sand, Chalk or Loam
Propagation:
Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings, may not come true from seed
Suggested planting locations and garden types:
Banks and Slopes, City/Courtyard Gardens, Cottage/Informal Garden, Flower borders and beds, Garden Edging, Gravel Garden, Mediterranean Climate Plants, Patio/Container Plants, Rock Garden or Wildlife Gardens
How to care:
Pruning group 10, after flowering
Pests: Leafhoppers may be a problem
[Source: http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=3369 ]
Photos of this plant
Reminders for this plant
Due about 16 years ago:
Prune
Carefully trim back in April, taking care not to cut into old wood.
Due almost 16 years ago:
Trim
Cut back the stalks after the flowers have faded.
Due about 15 years ago:
Trim
Carefully trim back in April, taking care not to cut into old wood.
Due almost 15 years ago:
Trim
Cut back the stalks after the flowers have faded.
Due about 14 years ago:
Trim
Carefully trim back in April, taking care not to cut into old wood.
Due about 13 years ago:
Trim
Carefully trim back in April, taking care not to cut into old wood.
Due almost 13 years ago:
Trim
Cut back the stalks after the flowers have faded.
Due about 12 years ago:
Trim
Carefully trim back in April, taking care not to cut into old wood.
Due about 11 years ago:
Trim
Carefully trim back in April, taking care not to cut into old wood.
Due over 10 years ago:
Deadhead
Cut back the stalks after the flowers have faded.
Take cuttings
Take hardwood cuttings Aug - Sept
