Lavandula

(French Lavender) Stoechas Anouk

Picture a border in late spring: plump purple flower heads topped with little "rabbit ear" bracts, and bees drifting in from every direction. That is Lavandula stoechas Anouk, a compact lavender with silvery, sweetly scented leaves that stay on the plant all year. Give it some room: it grows to about 50 cm tall and 40-50 cm wide, and for a full, buzzing border you can plan on 4-5 per square metre. The flowers open in spring and carry on into summer, and bees and butterflies love them. Along a path, in a sunny border or in a pot on the patio, this green friend brings colour and scent right where you brush past it. Seasonal changes may affect whether the plant arrives with flowers.

Give it a spot in full sun: that is where it flowers best and where the leaves smell strongest. Lavender hates wet feet, so choose light, well-drained soil (a little sand or grit in heavy clay helps a lot) and plant it so water cannot collect around the roots. Once it has rooted it copes with dry spells, so water only when the soil has dried out; in a pot it dries out faster, so check it more often. After flowering, trim off the spent flower heads along with 2-3 cm of green growth to keep it bushy, and avoid cutting into old bare wood, because it rarely shoots again from there. It is reasonably hardy, but Lavandula stoechas is less tough than other lavenders, so in a hard frost give it a sheltered spot and a layer of mulch around the base, or move a potted one against a wall.

Your order will be hand picked and packed in our strong and sustainable packaging as soon as possible, after which it will be delivered straight from our greenhouse to your door by your chosen carrier. You can follow the journey of your plants via the tracking link you receive in your mail. If you have any questions regarding your order and its shipment, you can get in contact with our support team.

We expect every order to arrive in tip-top shape. We take intensive care of the plants in our greenhouse and use special and as sustainable as possible protective packaging to ship our plants. We also wrote an extensive blog about how to unpack and prepare your plants for growth after shipping. However there are rare occasions where our plants don’t meet their full potential. That’s why all plants are guaranteed for 30 days after arrival, if still in its original nursery pot.