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How to plant and care for Lavender (Hidcote)
Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'
Also called English lavender, common lavender, true lavender, Lavandula, Lavandula officinalis
Compact English lavender with deep violet, fragrant flowers in summer. Loved by bees; drought-tolerant once established.
When to plant and care for it
Timed for a typical UK garden (last frost mid-April). The app uses your own town's frost dates.
Growing Lavender (Hidcote): what it needs
- Light
- Full sun · 6+ hours a day
- Watering
- Water only until established
- Soil
- Poor, very well-drained soil
- Spacing
- 40 cm
- Height
- 50 cm
- In pots
- Grows well in containers
- Feeding
- No feeding needed
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 5–9
Step by step
- On planting day
Plant
Plant at the same depth as it was in its pot, 40 cm apart, and firm in.
- 0–1 days after “Plant”
Water In Well
Give a full can of water, then keep moist for the first few weeks while roots establish.
- 7–14 days after “Water In Well”
Mulch Around the Base
Spread 5 cm of compost or bark around the plant, keeping it off the stems.
Every year
- AprilLight Spring Tidy
Trim off any frost-damaged tips. Never cut into bare brown wood — it rarely regrows.
- JulyIn Flower
Peak flowering — pick stems for drying just as the first flowers open. Great time for a photo.
- AugustTrim After Flowering
Shear off the spent flower stems and about 2 cm of leafy growth to keep the plant compact. Stay above the woody base.
