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 ]

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