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

'Thumbelina Leigh' forms showy, compact lavender plants with strong stems and lots of purple-blue flowers on short, plump spikes. Attractive, fragrant, 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.

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

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

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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