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Top 10 Lavenders For Summer
Woman's Weekly Living Series
|June 2020
There’s nothing like the sweet scent of lavender in the air on a warm summer’s day. Here are our favourite varieties to look for…
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1 L. STOECHAS SUBSP. STOECHAS ‘WITH LOVE’
This French lavender bears cerise-crimson flowers and long pink ‘ears’. Not fully hardy. Deadhead often. Height 45cm.
2 L. ‘BALLERINA’ AGM
A flighty French lavender, which has purple heads below cream ‘ears’ that age to pink and purple. Grow in a pot as a talking point. Frost hardy. Deadhead regularly. H 60cm.
3 L. X INTERMEDIA ‘GROSSO’
Has one of the strongest fragrances amongst lavenders and is grown commercially for the oil content in the deep purpleflowers. The floriferous and long stems are ideal as hedging. Hardy. H 75cm.
This story is from the June 2020 edition of Woman's Weekly Living Series.
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