Lavandula stoechas 'Spring-break Princess'
French lavender 'Spring-break Princess'
'Spring-break Princess' is compact, bushy, evergreen shrub to 50cm, with narrow, aromatic, grey-green leaves. In late spring and summer produces dense spikes of tiny, fragrant, purple-pink flowers topped with large, purple-pink bracts
Size
Ultimate height
0.1鈥�0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
2鈥�5 yearsUltimate spread
0.1鈥�0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
奥别濒濒鈥揹谤补颈苍别诲pH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Pink Purple | Grey Silver Green | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Pink Purple | Grey Silver Green | ||
| Autumn | Grey Silver Green | |||
| Winter | Grey Silver Green |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South鈥揻acing or East鈥揻acing or 奥别蝉迟鈥揻补肠颈苍驳
Exposure
ShelteredDrought resistance
Yes Hardiness
H4Botanical details
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Bushy
- Genus
Lavandula are small aromatic evergreen shrubs with usually narrow, simple, entire, toothed or lobed leaves and small tubular flowers in dense spikes in summer
- Name status
Unresolved
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in any well-drained soil in full sun. See lavender cultivation for further advice
Propagation
Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in summer
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Patio and container plants
- Rock garden
- Wildlife gardens
- Mediterranean climate plants
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- Gravel garden
- Banks and slopes
- Garden edging
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
Pests
May be susceptible to rosemary beetle and cuckoo spit (froghoppers)
Diseases
May be susceptible to grey moulds and honey fungus
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