It’s almost summer solstice and my lavender is in varying stages of budding up and budding out. The L. angustifolia varieties are in bud while the L. x intermedia are far behind ~ but that’s normal for the lavadins of Lavender Hill that bloom later.
This is three year old L. angustifolia ‘Hidcote’ variety of lavender that I planted, towards the end of summer 2016, into the flower bed that runs alongside my driveway. This year, I’ll allow this little L. angustifolia to flower, whereas in year 1 and year 2, I cut or pinched off any flower spikes to direct energy into the plant rather than expend that energy on producing flower spikes.
This is another 3 year old L. angustifolia ‘Hidcote’ planted out in one of the lavender streams. Its development isn’t as advanced as its sister in the other location.
Subtle colouring between varieties and varying stages of growth may be seen in the following photos:
You must be logged in to post a comment.