Lavandula angustifolia
Lavender
Common names: English lavender, Common lavender
Photo: Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen · Public Domain · Source
Description
Lavender scents the whole summer, attracts bees and bumblebees and brings Mediterranean flair to the bed. English lavender is hardy and supplies the finest flowers for drying. Cultivars such as ‘Hidcote’ stay compact and flower particularly dark.
Care instructions
Plant it in the sunniest, most free-draining spot you have, ideally in lean, calcareous soil. Water only sparingly, because it cannot cope with waterlogging at all. Cut it back by a third after flowering (August, week 33) and again in spring (April, week 14) so it stays bushy and does not go woody.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
sandy, well-drained, lime-loving, lean, dry
Feeding
Light feeder
Months
Mar
Propagation
Methods
- Cuttings
- Layering
- From seed
Companion planting
Good neighbors
nightshade family (Solanaceae)
particularly well establishedYou will find that basil next to tomato and pepper improves taste and keeps whiteflies and aphids away.
For example PotatoTomatoSweet pepperCocktail tomatoEggplantCape gooseberry and 9 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
cabbage family (Brassicaceae)
You will notice that the intense scent of basil, thyme, and others confuses the cabbage whitefly and keeps it away from the cabbage family.
For example White cabbageKohlrabiRadishKalebroccolicauliflower and 33 more species in the catalogue
Source: bio-gardening intercropping practice
Rather not
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
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From the magazine
Pruning lavender so it does not go woody: two cuts a year
Without pruning, lavender falls apart after a few years. With two simple cuts a year it stays dense, compact and flowers more lavishly summer after summer.
Building Garden Paths and Bed Edgings
Why the base layer decides how long your paths last, and how living edgings of box, lavender or thyme can replace the hard stone border.