very hardy/hardy lavender flowering times very hardy lavender

cm
Up to 18
colour
DARK PURPLE/BLUE
MID PURPLE/BLUE
Peter Pan p1
Lavenite Petite p2
Loddon Blue p2
Miss Muffet p2
46-55
19-22
Hidcote p1
Richard Gray p7
56-70
23-27
Betty’s Blue p1
Miss Dawnderry p1
Royal Velvet p1
Gorgeous p7
Sawyers p7
Elizabeth p2
Royal Purple p2
Twickel Purple p2
Gros Bleu p5
Grosso p5
71-80
28-32
>80
>32
PALE PURPLE/BLUE
PINK
WHITE
Little Lottie p4
Nana Alba p4
Ashdown Forest p3
Hidcote Pink p4
Folgate p3
Lullaby Blue p3
Maillette p3
Melissa Lilac p3
No. 9 p3
Blue Ice p3
Cedar Blue p3
Miss Katherine p4
Rosea p4
St Jean p4
Abrialii p5
Fragrant Memories p6
Hidcote Giant p6
Seal p6
Old English p6
Provence p6
Sussex p5
Walberton’s Silver
Edge p6
Blue Mountain White p4
Arctic Snow p4
These very popular tough little lavenders are the most reliable and effective for
the border or for hedging. Their sweet scent and colour are evocative of the
warm, lazy days of summer. Hardy to at least -15°C, they will cope with anything
the British weather throws at them.
Typically angustifolia or True Lavender has a compact habit and is narrowleaved, to which the epithet angustifolia refers. The foliage is green-grey or
grey-green and forms about half the height of the bush. It has short flower stalks
and short cylindrical flowerheads. The flowers appear in June and July and
have a rich sweet scent. In our olfactory experience the paler forms tend to
have the stronger scent. This is the most popular species grown in England for oil
extraction, yielding high quality, low camphor oils used in expensive perfumes
and aromatherapy. The richly coloured cultivars are excellent for culinary use,
colouring pot-pourri and for bunching (drying on the stalk).
NATURAL DISTRIBUTION: Central and south-west Europe.
Edelweiss p5
Elizabeth
Royal Purple
Folgate
Lullaby Blue
Maillette
Melissa Lilac
Typical habit of this selection
No. 9
Twickel Purple
Typical habit of this selection
These are scented, short lavenders with mid-purple flowers.
Folgate is a little known, but outstanding lavender with a bluer hue. Early morning
and early evening the colour is particularly lively! UK 1900s.
Lullaby Blue is a recent introduction with a bluer hue, but slightly paler than Folgate.
NZ/Downderry 2011.
Maillette is the queen of angustifolia lavenders for oil production. The long flowers
are highly scented. France/Downderry 2000.
Melissa Lilac is a sumptuous, blousy powder purple lavender with good grey winter
foliage. NZ/Downderry 2003. EUPVR.
No.9 is very neat and tidy. Sometimes used for oil production. UK <1960.
These are fragrant medium-sized lavenders with dark purple flowers.
Elizabeth is a superb angustifolia with large dense spikes and great for drying.
Jersey/Downderry 2007. EUPVR.
Royal Purple has widely spaced whorls of flowers up the spike giving the bush a
wispy, fluid appearance in a summer breeze. UK 1944.
Twickel Purple is very similar to Royal Purple, but with a slightly more relaxed habit.
The name is from Kasteel Twickel (Twickel Castle) in Holland. Dutch/UK 1922.
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2
Betty’s Blue
Miss Dawnderry
Typical habit of this selection
Royal Velvet
Miss Katherine
Rosea
Typical habit of this selection
St Jean
These are sweetly scented, short lavenders with pink flowers.
Hidcote Pink is very pale pink and looks fantastic with Hidcote. The foliage is greyer
than other pinks. UK <1957.
Little Lottie is a bright little lavender and the shortest pink available. UK 1998.
Miss Katherine is the darkest pink lavender, with a hint of lilac. It also the chunkiest
pink. UK 1992. EUPVR.
Rosea is the original pink and has brilliant green foliage in spring. UK <1937.
St Jean has the longest flowers of all the pinks. A great complement with Royal
Purple and Twickel Purple. France/Downderry 2006.
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EUPVR Grant No. 21996
Peter Pan
Little Lottie
3
EUPVR Grant No. 13410
Hidcote
Hidcote Pink
EUPVR Grant No. 21995
Up to 45
inch
small, traditional and evocative
EUPVR Grant No. 0600
very hardy/hardy lavender selection table
very hardy lavender
angustifolia
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START HERE to choose very hardy and hardy lavender - the really tough stuff!
Select the height, colour and flowering times from the tables, then find the details on the page shown.
Frost hardy lavenders can be found on the other side.
Prices are on the order form.
Lavender spread is
1⅓ -1½ times height.
Lavenite Petite
Loddon Blue
Miss Muffet
Blue Ice
Ashdown Forest
Cedar Blue
Arctic Snow
Blue Mountain White
Nana Alba
Maillette
very hardy/hardy lavender flowering times
MID JUNE - EARLY JULY
Ashdown Forest
Cedar Blue
Folgate
Lavenite Petite
Melissa Lilac
LATE JUNE - MID JULY
Blue Ice
Miss Katherine
Hidcote
Miss Muffet
Hidcote Pink
No. 9
Little Lottie
Nana Alba
Lullaby Blue
Peter Pan
Maillette
Rosea
Miss Dawnderry
St Jean
EARLY JULY - LATE JULY
Arctic Snow
Betty’s Blue
Blue Mountain White
Elizabeth
Gorgeous
Loddon Blue
Richard Gray
Royal Purple
Royal Velvet
Twickel Purple
Sawyers
MID JULY - EARLY AUG
Hidcote Giant
Seal
Sussex
As observed on our display beds
LATE JULY - MID AUG
Abrialii
Edelweiss
Gros Bleu
Grosso
Provence
Walberton’s Silver
Edge
EARLY AUG - LATE SEP
Fragrant Memories
Old English
These are softly sweetly scented, short lavenders with dark purple flowers.
Hidcote, the most well known lavender of all. We propagate Hidcote from original
material. The foliage is greyer than many. UK 1958.
Peter Pan is shorter with stubbier flowers and shorter stems. UK 1990s.
Betty’s Blue is a stunning vibrant purple-blue with a very neat habit that will not
splay. USA/Downderry 2005.
Miss Dawnderry is great for drying as it remains extremely dark. This has been our
main drying lavender for 9 years. France/Downderry 2011.
Royal Velvet is bluer and flowers later than any other angustifolia. USA/Downderry 2005.
All plants vary slightly in their characteristics according to soil, site, weather and climate.
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Typical habit of this selection
Typical habit of this selection
Typical habit of this selection
These are sweetly scented, very short lavenders with mid-purple flowers.
Lavenite Petite is a very tidy with pom-pom flowers (sometimes cylindrical). NZ/UK
2003. EUPVR.
Loddon Blue is an excellent little plant with flowers more cylindrical than the others
in this selection. UK 1959.
Miss Muffet is a really short lavender, great if space is limited. UK 1990.
These are highly scented, short lavenders with pale purple flowers.
Ashdown Forest is from a magical garden in Winnie-the-Pooh country. It looks
great in the green and exceptional in flower. Green-grey foliage. UK 1980s.
Blue Ice is a gorgeously ghostly lavender with the palest blue flowers and pale
green-grey foliage. Complements the dark purple cultivars. Downderry 2003.
EUPVR.
Cedar Blue is a handsome lavender, similar to, but slightly larger than Ashdown
Forest. UK 1994.
These are scented, short lavenders with white flowers.
Arctic Snow is a recent introduction similar to the earlier Blue Mountain White with
green-grey foliage. UK 2009.
Blue Mountain White is a lovely, rare lavender with pure white flowers and pale
green-grey foliage. NZ/Downderry 2002.
Nana Alba is a wonderful little, strongly scented lavender. Superb if space is tight!
UK <1930.
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very hardy lavender
x intermedia (Lavandin)
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hardy lavender - x chaytorae
the velvet lavenders
tall, traditional and heavily scented
These consistently popular tall tough lavenders have great presence as
specimens or hedges. Their unsurpassed scent and colour are evocative of high
summer. Hardy to at least -15°C, they will cope with most British weather.
Fragrant Memories
Old English
Seal
They are a sterile hybrid of angustifolia subspecies angustifolia and latifolia
(Spike Lavender). The name intermedia just means ‘between’ and although the
common name for the hybrid is Lavandin they are usually, if rather confusingly,
referred to as lavender. Lavandins generally have a narrow base and upright
habit. Leaves are usually grey-green and are broader than those of angustifolia.
Typically the foliage forms about a third of the height of the bush. The flower
stalks are long, forming two-thirds of the height of the bush and most have
lateral flowering shoots. In common with many plant hybrids Lavandins are
more vigorous than True Lavenders.
Flower heads are conical and are strongly scented, mildly camphoraceous and
appear during July and August, although some continue into autumn.
This is the most popular species grown for oil extraction, higher yielding than
angustifolia, but producing lower quality camphoraceous oils, used in cheaper
perfumes, soaps, cosmetics and detergents. Widely used for drying off the stalk
and stripped as grains for scenting pot-pourri. Use sparingly as a culinary herb.
Lavender
£2.75
Gorgeous
£2.75
Ashdown Forest
£2.50
Richard Gray
£2.75
Sawyers
£2.75
£2.75
£2.75
Blue Mountain White
£2.75
FROST HARDY
Cedar Blue
£2.50
Ballerina
£2.75
Elizabeth
£2.75
Fathead £2.50
Their soft, silvery-grey foliage provides a marvellous contrast with the sweet
yet sharp scented purple flowers which appear from late June to late
July. They also complement the greener foliaged angustifolia cultivars.
Use sparingly as a culinary herb.
Folgate
£2.50
Flaming Purple £2.75
Hidcote
£2.50
leucantha
£2.50
Hidcote Pink
£2.50
Night of Passion
£2.75
Lavenite Petite
£3.00
pedunculata
£2.50
Little Lottie
£2.75
Pretty Polly
£3.00
Typical habit of this selection
Loddon Blue
£2.75
Regal Splendour
£2.75
These heavily and sharply scented lavenders form large plants even when not in flower.
Fragrant Memories has pale purple flowers and has the most strongly scented, latest
flowers and best winter foliage of all lavenders. UK 1994.
Old English has pale purple flowers atop broad green-grey foliage. Flowers late in the
season. A greener often more floriferous alternative to Fragrant Memories. Lost to the
UK for many years until we unearthed it in New Zealand and brought it home! UK 1930s.
Seal is like a super-sized angustifolia with a good balance of flower and handsome
green-grey foliage. Uk 1930s.
Lullaby Blue
£3.00
stoechas
£2.50
Maillette
£2.75
Tiara
£3.00
Melissa Lilac
£2.75
Whero Iti
£2.75
Miss Dawnderry
£3.00
Willow Vale
£2.50
Miss Katherine
£2.75
With Love
£3.00
Miss Muffet
£3.00
Van Gogh
£2.75
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Nana Alba
£2.75
viridis
£2.50
No. 9
£2.75
Peter Pan
£2.75
Total Plant Cost
Rosea
£2.50
Discount
Royal Purple
£2.75
Subtotal
Royal Velvet
£3.00
Post and Packing
St. Jean
£2.75
Grand Total
Twickel Purple
£2.75
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Grosso
Hidcote Giant
Provence
Walberton’s Silver Edge
Gorgeous
Richard Gray
Sawyers
Miss Muffet
Gros Bleu
Edelweiss
Typical habit of this selection
Sussex
These heavily and sharply scented tall lavenders are architectural with long pointy flowers.
Abrialii is dainty with mid-purple flowers. Great as a small specimen plant. France/UK 1997.
Edelweiss is a brilliant white lavender forming a perfect sphere. Stunning in combination
with the darker flowered lavenders in this selection. European/UK <1992.
Grosso is quite simply amazing, with large purple conical heads. The most widely grown
lavender in the world for oil production. France/UK 1992.
Gros Bleu is the lavender many have been waiting for - tall, dark and handsome!
Wonderful for bunching. France/Downderry 2003.
Sussex is a pale purple lavender with the longest flowers of any hardy lavender.
Spectacular when planted en masse. France/Downderry 1999.
Price
Arctic Snow
!
Peter Pan
Grosso
Lavender
Blue Ice
Little Lottie
Edelweiss
Cost
Betty’s Blue
NATURAL DISTRIBUTION: Known only from cultivation.
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Quantity
Typical habit of this selection
Typical habit of this selection
These are heavily and sharply scented tall lavenders with distinctive traits.
Hidcote Giant has very dense individual mid-purple flowers atop long rigid stems.
Great as a cut flower. UK <1957.
Provence conjures up the sun-bleached appearance of the region, despite coming
from Canada! Pale purple flowers above quite vibrant green foliage.
Walberton’s Silver Edge is a variegated lavender. Pale purple flowers top greengrey leaves with cream margins. A good foil for the darker short lavenders. UK 1999.
These lavenders have a sweet yet sharp scent, vibrant purple flowers and soft
silver foliage.
Gorgeous is as the name suggests with the darkest flowers of this crop of crosses.
Downderry 2003.
Richard Gray is a neat lavender and the shortest of the silver-leaved lavenders.
UK 1980s.
Sawyers is an outstanding tall form with large conical, bushy flowers. Architectural.
UK 1980s.
Quantity
Cost
HARDY
VERY HARDY - Short
A hybrid of angustifolia and lanata (Woolly Lavender). The name x chaytorae
is derived from Dorothy Chaytor who wrote a monograph on lavender in
1937. Hardy to about -10°C they are not quite as tough as the angustifolia
and x intermedia lavenders due to the woolly foliage inherited from lanata,
but these soft silver lovelies are so very attractive and richly scented.
NATURAL DISTRIBUTION: France, Italy, Spain.
Miss Dawnderry
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VERY HARDY - Tall
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Grosso
£2.50
Hidcote Giant
£2.75
Old English
£2.50
Provence
£3.00
Seal
£2.50
Sussex
£2.50
Walberton’s Silver Edge
£2.75
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In summary, lavender requires just three things – full sun, well-drained soil and a jolly
good prune…..at the right time!
Fathead
viridis is known as Green Lavender.
NATURAL DISTRIBUTION: South Portugal, south-west Spain.
Generally, the long-’eared’ are of the pedunculata species e.g Flaming Purple, the
short-’eared’ are of the stoechas species e.g. Night of Passion and the bi-colours
are hybrids of either pedunculata or stoechas and the viridis species e.g. Pretty Polly.
Typical habit of this selection
These lavenders typically have short ‘ears’ above short stems and grow to 45cm (18in).
They prefer acid soil.
With Love is a lovely, vibrant cerise-crimson lavender with broad pale pink ‘ears’. A little
delicate! Australia/UK 2008. EUPVR.
stoechas subsp. stoechas is dark purple and forms a neat dome. Mediterranean Basin.
leucantha is pure white and forms a neat dome. Mediterranean Basin.
Fathead has plump dark purple flowers and a slightly spreading habit. Downderry 1997.
Night of Passion is an extremely dark purple stoechas that forms a neat dome.
Downderry 2008.
Flaming Purple
Pretty Polly
PLANTING, WATERING AND FEEDING IN POTS
All can be grown in pots,increase pot size with growth to about 30-40cm diameter
on maturity. Mix of one third each of soilless compost, soil based compost (e.g.
John Innes No.3) and coarse grit. Feed with slow release fertilizer topped up with
liquid feed when flowering. Water on the compost, not overhead in summer, but
little from autumn to spring. Pot on or tease rootball and change compost annually.
EUPVR Grant No. 24747
Ballerina
EUPVR Grant No. 11301
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pedunculata
Night of Passion
Regal Splendour
PLANTING, WATERING AND FEEDING IN THE GARDEN
Ensure correct soil and site. Tease apart the rootball. Moisten the compost. Dig a
hole just over pot depth, dust hole and soil removed with bone meal and mix in. Fill
the hole with water and allow to drain away. Place the plant in the hole ensuring
that the top of the compost is just below the level of the surrounding soil. Fill in and
lightly firm. To mulch use gravel – it reflects light, improving growth and looks right
with lavenders.
Be attentive for about two weeks, especially if the weather is dry, ensuring the soil is
moist. Watering is generally unnecessary once plants are established.
Feeding is not really required for plants in the ground, although a sprinkling of rock
potash around the base of plants in spring will perk them up if they’re flagging.
Avoid manure or a high nitrogen feed as lavenders will grow very sappy, flower
less and flop open.
Tiara
HARVESTING
Harvest in full colour, just before the flowers emerge, for drying and pot-pourri.
Hang bunches upside down in a dry dark room. Secure stems with an elastic
band as stems shrink as they dry. Flower heads will turn bluer as they dry. Handle
bunches carefully once dry as they’re prone to shed. When dry they are in an
ideal condition to strip the grains and pop into lavender bags or pot-pourri.
Whero Iti
Typical habit of this selection
Willow Vale
These lavenders typically have long ‘ears’, long stems and grow to 60-75cm (24-30in).
pedunculata subsp. pedunculata is a graceful upright lavender with purple flowers
topped with magenta ‘ears’ that look magical fluttering in a breeze. Spain, Portugal.
Ballerina is an aptly named and brilliant bicolour. Excellent repeat flowering during the
season. NZ/Downderry 2003.
Flaming Purple is a beautiful purple ‘eared’ pedunculata, hand bred at Downderry.
The ‘ears’ are like purple flickering flames. Downderry 2009.
Whero Iti has sensational reddish-crimson flowers and ‘ears’. Whero Iti means Little Red
in Maori. NZ/Downderry 2005.
Willow Vale has lovely broad crinkly ‘ears’ and purple flowers. Australia/UK 1994.
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viridis
Typical habit of this selection
Van Gogh
These lavenders typically have slightly hairy stems and pungent foliage, with a strong
influence of viridis. They all grow to about 60cm (24in).
Pretty Polly is a very neat and tidy lavender with rich purple flowers and yellow-white ‘ears’.
Jersey/UK2007. EUPVR.
Regal Splendour is a luxuriant, purple-crimson lavender with a neat habit. NZ/UK 2001.
EUPVR.
Tiara is a regal lavender with purple flowers topped with greenish yellow ‘ears’ NZ/UK
2007. EUPVR.
Van Gogh has subtle powder purple flowers and a spreading habit. NZ/Downderry 2003.
viridis is very different with it’s all green-yellow flower head and very pungent foliage.
Portugal, Spain.
VERY HARDY AND HARDY LAVENDERS
These flower just once. Ignore any weaker second flush. Prune about one
third into the foliage in early August for angustifolia and early September for
x intermedia. Pruning harder is okay, but ensure there are many tiny shoots
below the cut. If pruned correctly re-growth in early autumn should leave plants
overwintering as lovely leafy hummocks. These lavenders may last 20 years.
FROST HARDY LAVENDERS
These have ‘ears’ and a succession of flowering from early summer to autumn
so it’s difficult to know when to take the plunge. Either reduce the height by
a third of the foliage after the May flowering and enjoy a second flowering in
August and then trim stems off at the end of August. Alternatively, just dead
head as the flowers go over through the season and trim to remove any late
flowers and stems at the end of August. These lavenders may last 5 years.
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Set within the peaceful beauty of a walled garden, nestling in the
Garden of England, Downderry is home to the world’s only
Scientific National Plant Collection® of Lavender.
Reassuringly our lavenders are grown and sold as culinary herbs.
OPENING TIMES
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Welcome to our rather clever little leaflet which is packed with information.
We’ve crammed as much in as possible, but for a full complement see our
seriously seductive, beautiful and informative website www.downderrynursey.co.uk, which has a more extensive range of lavender plants (including
half-hardy and tender lavenders, lavender goodies and a range of rosemary. It
is the definitive guide to buying these evocative plants.
We hope you enjoy browsing for your first lavender or adding something to
your collection. Treat yourself or others to these wonderful plants.
We’ve distilled this stunning range of lavenders from over 350 species and
cultivars in our expanding Scientific National Plant Collection®, the only
one of its kind in the world.
We carry the most diverse genetic pool of lavenders on earth, maintaining
the planets biodiversity. In the collection we have lavenders native to Oman,
Somalia and Yemen.
We also have a dedicated breeding programme to produce new and exciting
lavenders for gardeners and commercial growers.
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Day of pruning.
Four to six weeks later.
lavender uses
CULINARY
Lavender has long been used for its distinctive culinary qualities and this is a
growing trend with more adventurous cooking and cosmopolitan tastes. All our
lavenders can be used for culinary purposes in different ways, but some are
more preferable than others!
Use individual flowers, and on stoechas lavender also the ‘ears’, as edible
decoration on salads and cold desserts. Use fresh flowers for vibrant colour.
Chopped viridis leaves in vanilla ice cream add tang!
The main lavender ingredient in recipes are the calyces or grains of angustifolia
and used more sparingly, x intermedia. Use about twice as much fresh lavender
as dried. Harvest lavender when the heads are in full colour, but before flowers
appear. Use the grains whole, chopped or bruised to release the flavour. Store
in a sealed container for later use. Start with a little and increase according
to taste. Too much can give a bitter taste, although mellows once cooked. A
tablespoon of grains per dozen scones, biscuits and in shortbread should do.
Using lavender sugar, instead of plain, is an easy way to give food a beautifully
floral flavour. Mix a month in advance to enable the flavour to infuse. We
recommend lavender honey either as it comes or with lavender grains added.
Use lavender spikes or grains with salmon, pizza and tartlets and/or as a rub in oil
with chicken and lamb, for a floral flavour. Add a teaspoon of fresh lavender to
boiled/sautéed potatoes. Flavour barbecued food with lavender stem skewers.
A book we thoroughly recommend for inspirational mouthwatering lavender
recipes is Sharon Shipley‘s ‘The Lavender Cookbook’ (available online).
Use lavender in place of rosemary. Just double the amount.
MEDICINAL
Lavender is a most highly prized plant for medicinal use. Renowned as an
antiseptic, anaesthetic and for relieving anxiety and stress. A few drops of oil on
a pillow will help with sleep. Lavender oil is commonly used in aromatherapy.
and for massage when mixed with a carrier oil for relieving muscular tension and
rheumatic pain. Lavender oil soothes burns, insect bites and stings.
Simon and Dawn Charlesworth, & team
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PLANT QUALITY
Every effort is made to ensure plants are despatched in good condition, true
to name and pest and disease free, but are sold without warranty. No liability is
accepted for any consequential problems after inspection on arrival, although
any complaints are dealt with on their own merits. Liability is limited to the
purchase price of the plants.
TRANSIT
Plants are sent by next day carrier (signature required). Smaller orders may be
sent by First Class Royal Mail. If your plants do not arrive on the day we specify
or are damaged in transit, report this to us and the carrier immediately on the
due delivery date by ‘phone , fax or email and confirm it in writing. We cannot
accept responsibility if we’re not notified on that day.
POST AND PACKING
Plants are mailed in cardboard boxes, packed fairly tightly on their sides in
newspaper to stop them moving about. Despite some compost spillage this
is a far better method than plastic bubble packing with its humidity problems.
On receipt open the box and stand up the plants. Within 48 hours they should
expand to their normal shape. Each different lavender variety has a descriptive
label.
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lavender - an introduction
how to find us
The genus Lavandula belongs to the family of plants known as Lamiacae (which
means ‘lipped’ and refers to the lip-shaped flowers). It consists of about 39
species native to the Atlantic Islands, India, the Mediterranean region, Middle
East, North Africa and West Asia. The name is derived from the Latin lavare
meaning ‘to wash’. Lavenders are favoured for their scent and evergreen
foliage whether planted as hedges or as specimens. They have a long and
illustrious history of uses, culinarily, medicinally and decoratively.
DIRECTIONS FROM THE NORTH
Exit M20 at J4. Take A228 towards
Tonbridge for 4.5 miles, then A26
for 3.2 miles. Just before Hadlow
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NAMING
The naming of lavender species and cultivars (named varieties) has a complex
and confusing history, particularly when referring to lavenders as spica, a term
that different botanical and horticultural authorities in the past have applied
to angustifolia, latifolia and x intermedia on separate occasions. The resulting
confusion led to the name spica becoming a nomen utique rejiciendum (name
certainly rejected). It is now, or at least should be, completely redundant.
Referring to lavenders as English, French, Spanish, etc. is equally confusing,
none of which are strictly true and all of which are best avoided. The Romans
are believed to have introduced lavender to England, but there’s no evidence
of live lavender plants in any part of the UK until the 13th Century. Thus there are
no lavenders native to the UK. The common use of the terms French Lavender
and Spanish Lavender, although often misapplied, has regrettably necessitated
their inclusion in this catalogue where appropriate.
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SHOWS
RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. 3rd-8th July. Stand FM7. Floral
Marquee.
LAVENDER WEEKEND
23rd-24th June. A popular weekend with a wonderfully relaxed atmosphere, in
a heavenly location.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON SUMMER TOURS
There are tours of the nursery and field at 3pm on July 15th and 29th, August 5th,
12th and 19th.
- AGM logo – Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit requires a
plant to be excellent for garden decoration, readily available and with a good
constitution. Plants must not require specialist care, nor have pest or disease
susceptibility or revert. Some of the lavenders in this flyer were not available for
inclusion in the trials ending in 2002, but may be of equal merit.
Each tour lasts about an hour, costs £5 per adult (under 16s free) and includes:
EUPVR – European Union Plant Variety Rights apply. Propagation prohibited
except under license.
A look behind the scenes at how we grow, show and breed lavenders.
subsp. – subspecies.
Call 01732 810081 for bookings. Group bookings are welcome for the above
dates or on other occasions.
A talk on the great diversity of lavenders – you’ll be amazed!
DIRECTIONS FROM THE SOUTH
Take A26 from Tonbridge through
Hadlow. After long straight out of
village turn left……..
at ‘Downderry Lavender’ brown tourist sign into Common Road, then follow
small brown tourist signs with red rosettes with the word ‘Downderry’ beside,
taking the 3rd right after 1.6 miles into Park Road and then 1st right into Pillar
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The Kentish Rifleman 01732 810727 Dunks Green Rd, Dunks Green TN11 9RU
www.thekentishrifleman.co.uk Country Pub Mon-Sat 12-2, Sun 12-3
The Swan on the Green 01622 812271 The Green, West Peckham ME18 5JW
www.the-swan-on-the-green.co.uk Microbrewery Mon-Sat 12-2, Sun 12-3
The Carpenters Arms 01732 850307 Three Elms Lane, Tonbridge TN11 0AD
www.carpentersarms.net Gastro Pub Every day 12-9
The Harrow 01732 850386 Maidstone Rd, Hadlow TN11 0HP
Shepherd Neame chain Mon-Sat 11 onwards, Sun 12 onwards.
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PLACES TO VISIT
Within 15 minutes.
Broadview Gardens 0500 551434 Hadlow College. TN11 0AL
www.hadlow.ac.uk Late March-End Oct. Wed-Sun 10-5 Tea room.
Great Comp Garden and Dyson’s Nurseries (Salvia Specialist)
01732 886154 Comp Lane, Platt, Borough Green, Sevenoaks.TN15 8QS
www.greatcomp.co.uk 1st April-31st Oct daily. Tea room.
Ightham Mote 01732 811145 Mote Road, Sevenoaks. TN15 0NT
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ighthammote 13th Mar-31st Oct 11-5. Restaurant.
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AVAILABILITY
All plants are offered subject to availability. We endeavour to fulfil orders
swiftly, but due to demand some plants may be sold out. Early ordering is
essential! There may be delays in June and July when shows and the retail
nursery take precedence. Customers requiring large quantities should ‘phone
or email before placing an order as plants may need to be grown to order.
Generally, plants are available from April to October. We don’t recommend
planting stoechas lavender after September as they struggle to establish
before the weather deteriorates. No substitutes will be made unless specific
instructions are given on the order form. Orders are compiled in strict rotation.
Acceptance of orders does not guarantee supply. Customers have the right
to cancel at any time.
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TALKS
Illustrated talks are given to garden clubs and societies, WIs and other groups
at their venue. We also accept group bookings for day or evening tours of the
nursery. Call 01732 810081. Simon gives about 40 talks a year - so book early!
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If you would accept substitutes, if the plants you ordered are not in stock,
PAYMENT
Strictly payment with order before despatch. Debit cards (Maestro or Delta) or
credit cards (Visa or MasterCard) are preferred, but we also accept cheques
and limit cheques (i.e. don’t complete the amount, just write ‘Not to exceed
£…..s’ across the bottom) or postal orders. Cheques should be made payable
to Downderry Nursery Ltd. If payment is received with an order it will not be
processed until we have notified you that your order is ready.
International orders welcomed. Mailing charges by arrangement.
DECORATIVE
Dried lavender is used in bunches, bags and pot-pourri for its scent and as a moth
and insect repellent. Around the house dried lavender is better than any canned or
plug-in air freshener for getting rid of nasty niffs and giving an air of calm – and being
real lavender it smells better too! Lavender is widely used in perfumery.
Tours on each day at 11am, 2pm and 3.30pm last about an hour and cost £5
per adult (under 16s free). Distillation and light refreshments included.
Regal Splendour
Substitutes
15% on 150-249 plants
20% on 250 plants or more
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As an extra assurance when buying from us you’ll be pleased to know that
all our lavenders are grown and sold as culinary herbs, we propagate over 95%
of all the plants we sell, guarantee our lavenders are true to type and never
raise cultivars (named varieties) from seed, as that makes them inherently
variable.
21st Anniversary 1991-2012.
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Email: ________________________________________________________________
Downderry is the country’s premier lavender nursery yet remains a small
family company dedicated to offering unrivalled choice and expertise, so if you
wish to find the right lavender for your situation we’re qualified and happy to
help. Just call or email. You’ll be assured of a personal service.
Regards
Ballerina
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DISCOUNT
5% on 50-99 plants
10% on 100-149 plants
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Co. Reg. No. 5412877. Registered in Cardiff. Director: Dr S J Charlesworth
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PLANT SIZE
Our plants are sold in 9cm (3½in) pots.
The plants are about 5-10cm (2-4in) high when despatched.
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PRUNING
We field more enquiries about pruning than any other and it’s a very important
task demanding a strong constitution. Generally, the harder lavenders are
pruned the longer they’ll last. Differ treatment according to hardiness.
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pedunculata subsp. pedunculata is known as Spanish or Butterfly Lavender.
NATURAL DISTRIBUTION: Spain, Portugal.
Our lavenders are grown and sold as culinary herbs and are zero-rated for VAT.
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SPACING
Informal plantings - 45-90cm (18-36in) apart. Hedge planting - lavenders reaching
60cm (24in) plant 30-40cm (12-15in) apart and those growing taller are best planted
45cm (18in) apart. Use one cultivar for formal hedging – the effect is stunning! All
very hardy lavenders make fine hedges. If planting in a block then stagger plants
up to 9 plants/m2 to produce the best fit.
The foliage of viridis adds a zing to cold desserts. The flowers of all are sweet to
the taste and the ‘ears’ decorative and edible on salads and cold desserts.
stoechas subsp. stoechas is known as French Lavender.
NATURAL DISTRIBUTION: Mediterranean Basin.
SITE
Sunny position or at least where lavenders are in the sun for most of the day.
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SOIL
Neutral to alkaline soil. Stoechas needs acid soil. Raise pH to increase alkalinity with
a handful of lime/m2 in spring. On heavy soil add about 25kg of grit/m2 and plant
on a slight mound. Frost hardy lavenders particularly despise wet winter soil!
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These are some of the most spectacular lavenders. The flowers all have ‘ears’ on
top. These ‘ears’ are apical or sterile bracts and so have no flowers at their base,
unlike the rest of the flower head. The flowers have a gentle, sweet honeyed
scent that is easily masked by the very pungent camphoraceous foliage. Thanks
to milder winters in the UK these lavenders are more widely grown. Tolerant of
-5°C and below for a few successive days. Very sharp drainage is crucial for
survival through wet and snowy winters. Crisp dry winters are much better.
Deadhead through the season for almost continuous flowering from May to
September. Plant as specimens or in small groups rather than large swathes.
Hardy Lavender Pruning
Mid-August for angustifolia and early September for x intermedia.
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TONBRIDGE
Demonstration lavender distillation.
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