This early bloomer is sure to be your new favorite. On top of its grey-green foliage, stems spikes of purple blooms. It is a compact variety that maintains its signature fragrance. The Sweet Romance English Lavender tolerates heat and drought all while being easy to care for.
The foliage is grey-green and compact. Stems with spikes of purple blooms appear on top early summer and last all season long. This perennial is resistant to deer and rabbits while attracting bees and butterflies. The garden height and spread is twelve to eighteen inches. Plant the Sweet Romance® English Lavender as a border or edge plant. Use in mass planting, as a filler in containers, for dried or cut flowers. Plant anywhere in your landscape as a focal point.
Sweet Romance English Lavender Care
Plant the Sweet Romance English Lavender in full sun. This plant has a preference for poor soil that is well drained. Dry soils with low moisture is preferable. Water needs are average in the first growing season. Once established, it is drought tolerant and watering frequency should be reduced. Ph level preference is slightly alkaline. Prune by half after the flowering season to help encourage rebloom. Being a light feeder, only a small amount of slow release fertilizer in the spring is needed.
Sweet Romance English Lavender Spacing
The Sweet Romance English Lavender reaches a height and spread of up to eighteen inches. Spacing should be twelve to eighteen inches, center on center when planting in landscapes. Container size should be six to seven gallon.
