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Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead'

English lavender

Fill your garden with soothing fragrance and soft summer colour with this classic English lavender.

Supplied as an established plant in a 2 litre pot

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Aspect

Full sun

Hardiness

Fully hardy in most UK gardens.

Flowers

June - August

Soil

Loam, chalk, sandy soil

About this plant

A scented cottage-garden classic for bees

  • Description

    Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead' is a compact, evergreen English lavender grown for its aromatic silver-grey foliage and dense spikes of highly fragrant blue-purple flowers through summer. A much-loved cottage garden classic introduced by Gertrude Jekyll, it forms a neat, rounded, woody-based mound and draws in bees and butterflies in great numbers. The flowers and leaves are wonderfully scented, cut and dry beautifully, and it works as beautifully clipped into a low hedge or path edging as it does among mixed border planting.

  • Why we like it

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    'Munstead' is lavender at its most useful and best-loved. Compact and reliable, it smothers itself in fragrant blue-purple spikes through summer, hums with bees, and keeps its aromatic silver-grey foliage all year for structure. It clips neatly into a low hedge or path edging, sits happily in a pot or gravel garden, and gives you flowers to cut and dry. A Gertrude Jekyll classic that has earned its place for over a century.

Key features

What makes it special

Evergreen, year-round interest

Scented

Loved by bees & pollinators

Specs & details

The particulars

Botanical name
Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead'
Common name
English lavender
Supplied as
2 litre pot
Flower colour
Purple
Eventual height
45-60cm
Eventual spread
45-60cm
Flowering period
June - August
Habit
Compact bushy shrub
Life cycle
Evergreen shrub
Hardiness
Fully hardy in most UK gardens.
Aspect
Full sun
Soil type
Loam, chalk, sandy soil
Moisture
Dry to moist but well-drained
Position
Border edge, gravel garden, patio pot
Plant spacing
Space around 30cm apart for a low hedge, or 40 to 45cm apart in borders.
Growing skill
Easy to grow

Plant calendar

When to plant, when it performs

 
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Planting
Flowering

Plant in spring or early autumn, ideally spring on heavier soils so it establishes before winter. Flowers through summer. Trim after flowering and again lightly in spring.

Planting & care

Help it thrive

Planting guide

Plant in spring or early autumn in free-draining soil and a sunny position. Space plants well to encourage airflow and avoid overly rich soil, which can reduce flowering and compact growth.

Care tips

Trim lightly after flowering to maintain a neat shape. Avoid overwatering once established and feed sparingly to encourage strong scent and flower production.

Winter care

Ensure plants remain in well-drained soil during winter to prevent root rot. Lightly trim after flowering but avoid cutting into old wood late in the season.