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    Lavandula angustifolia 'Thumbelina Leigh' PP15231

    Also Known As

    • Thumbelina Leigh English Lavender

    Plant type

    shrub, herb

    size

    • H: 6"-12"
    • W: 6"-12"

    planting zones

    • 5b-9b

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    Lavandula angustifolia 'Thumbelina Leigh' PP15231 plant details

    Lavandula angustifolia 'Thumbelina Leigh' PP15231 is a broadleaf evergreen herb or shrub with blue and green foliage. In summer purple flowers emerge. Attracts bees, beneficial insects and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and occasional - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in summer. Does well in alkaline, average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something seaside / salt tolerant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Lavandula angustifolia 'Thumbelina Leigh' PP15231

    Plant type: herb or shrub
    Plant family: lamiaceae
    Foliage: evergreen blue and green
    Mature size: 6 IN - 12 IN - wide, 6 IN - 12 IN - tall
    Flowers: purple blooms in summer
    Uses: compact, container plant, cutting garden, fragrant, rock garden, xeric

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Lavandula angustifolia 'Thumbelina Leigh' PP15231

    USDA Zones: 5b - 9b
    Sun exposure: sun
    Watering frequency: occasional - low
    Resistant to: deer, rabbit and snail / slug, seaside / salt
    Soil needs: alkaline, average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    This extra fragrant sweetheart forms a compact ball of only 12"! topped by vibrant blue-violet flowers up to 3 times a season! (removing spent flowers helps); a darling for edger, container, rock garden. S/M-D PP15231

    By: Forestfarm

    This fragrant shrub reaches a mere 15-18” which makes it the most compact variety available! Vigorous tight clumps of silvery foliage are topped by fragrant wands of purple suited for cutting, drying and cooking! Well drained garden soil or rock gardens in full sun with very little water! Deer resistant, drought tolt, attracts bees. USDA Z5

    By: Secret Garden Growers

    ‘Lavandula angustifolia ‘Thumbelina Leigh’ is a compact, rounded, evergreen perennial that produces an abundance of violet-blue flowers on sturdy stems. Shear lightly after flowering to encourage new blooms. Easy to grow, requiring little maintenance. Lavender likes hot, dry locations. Drought tolerant once established. Excellent for rock gardens, borders or mass plantings. Can be dried and used in floral arrangements and has culinary uses.

    By: Little Prince of Oregon

    Showy, compact plants with strong stems and lots of purple-blue flowers on short, plump spikes. Attractive, fragant, mid-green foliage. Easier to keep as a nice mound of foliage and flowers than the larger-growing cultivars.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    First spotted by Kiwis Elsie and Brian Hall as a markedly unique seedling in a bed of Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote', 'Thumbelina Leigh' is distinctive for its compact spherical habit and short sturdy well-branched flower wands, offering a vibrant highly aromatic profusion of dense two-toned blooms. The sweet smelling rounded blossoms feature deep purple pubescent calyxes plus large corollas, colored both a bright violet-blue and dark lavender-violet. A stellar addition to path edges, the rockery, knot gardens and containers, the small impeccably formed gray-green mound celebrates a flowery encore if you shear one-third of its mass after the first bloom.

    By: Digging Dog Nursery

    Gardening facts about Lavandula angustifolia 'Thumbelina Leigh' PP15231 plant

    How to Grow Lavandula angustifolia 'Thumbelina Leigh' PP15231

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun

    • Water Needs

      • occasional - drought tolerant

    • Water Needs

      • dry in summer

    • Soil Needs

      • alkaline
      • average
      • lean
      • well-drained
      • rocky
      • gritty

    • Special Situation

      • seaside / salt tolerant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green
      • blue

    • Flower Color

      • purple

    • Wildlife

      • beneficial insects
      • bees
      • butterflies
      • deer resistant
      • snail / slug resistant
      • rabbit resistant

    • Flower Season

      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen

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