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French lavender 'Willow Vale'

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A vigorous upright evergreen shrub to 75cm, with narrow, yellow-green leaves and erect flower stems bearing dense spikes of deep violet flowers, with conspicuous reddish-purple terminal bracts

Scientific classification

Species: French lavender 'Willow Vale' (Lavandula 'Willow Vale')
Genus: Lavandula
Family: Lamiaceae

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Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 0.5-1 metres
Height: 0.1-0.5 metres
Spread: Evergreen
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of French lavender 'Willow Vale'

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of French lavender 'Willow Vale'

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French lavender 'Willow Vale' care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

Shorten flowered shoots to about 1.5–2.5 cm from the previous year's growth. Prune after flowering has finished.

Propagation

Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings, may not come true from seed

Growing

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. See lavender cultivation for further advice

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