Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead'

Common name: Munstead Lavender

Description: This compact English lavender cultivar produces dense spikes of deep purple-blue flowers above silvery-grey aromatic foliage. Named after Gertrude Jekyll's famous garden, 'Munstead' is prized for its neat, compact habit and reliable flowering performance. The intensely fragrant flowers bloom from mid-summer and can be harvested for potpourri or culinary use. The evergreen foliage provides year-round structure and releases its classic lavender scent when brushed against. This variety is particularly well-suited to formal herb gardens and low hedging.

Other benefits: excellent for low hedging, highly fragrant flowers and foliage, culinary and craft uses

Wildlife attraction: exceptional for bees and butterflies, flowers attract beneficial insects

Height & spread (approx.) at 10 years: 45cm x 60cm

Position: full sun essential; requires open, well-ventilated position

Soil pH: prefers alkaline, well-drained soils; excellent drainage essential

Moisture: drought tolerant; avoid overwatering, excellent for dry gardens

Winter hardiness: fully hardy to -20°C