Botanical name

Lavandula stoechas 'Javelin Compact Blue' (Javelin Series)

Other names

French lavender 'Javelin Compact Blue', Lavandula stoechas 'Jin Cobule', Spanish lavender 'Javelin Compact Blue'

Genus

Lavandula

Variety or Cultivar

'Javelin Compact Blue' _ 'Javelin Compact Blue' is a compact, upright, bushy, evergreen shrub with linear, aromatic, grey-green leaves, and, from early summer into autumn, unbranched stems bearing dense spikes of tiny, fragrant, dark purple flowers topped with conspicuous, purple-blue bracts.

Native to

Garden origin

Foliage

Evergreen

Fragrance

The flowers are highly scented and suitable for drying.

Habit

Compact, Bushy, Upright

COLOUR

Flower

Dark-purple, Purple in Summer; Purple, Dark-purple in Autumn

Foliage

Grey-green in All seasons

HOW TO CARE

Watch out for

Specific pests

Cuckoo spit , Rosemary leaf beetle

Specific diseases

Grey mould

General care

Pruning

Pruning group 10 after flowering.

Propagation

Will not come true to type from seed.

Propagation methods

Semi-hardwood cuttings

WHERE TO GROW

Lavandula stoechas 'Javelin Compact Blue' (Javelin Series) (French lavender 'Javelin Compact Blue') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Flavouring food and drinks, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Garden edging, Gravel, Mediterranean, Containers, Rock, Wildlife

Cultivation

Grow in well-drained, preferably neutral to alkaline soil in full sun. Does best in a sheltered position. Will not tolerate waterlogged conditions. Avoid high nitrogen fertiliser as this will produce floppy growth.

Soil type

Chalky, Loamy, Sandy

Soil drainage

Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun

Aspect

South, West

Exposure

Sheltered