Lavandula 'Ellagance Purple'

Also Known As

Lavandula 'Ellegance Purple'
Lavandula angustifolia 'Ellagance Purple'
Ellagance Purple English Lavender

Plant type

shrub, perennial, herb

size

H: 10"-12"
W: 10"

planting zones

6a-9b

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Lavandula 'Ellagance Purple' plant details

Lavandula 'Ellagance Purple' is a broadleaf evergreen perennial herb or shrub with blue and green foliage. In fall and summer purple flowers emerge. Attracts bees and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and regular - low water. Prefers to be dry in summer. Does well in well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Lavandula 'Ellagance Purple'

Plant type: perennial herb or shrub
Plant family: lamiaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue and green
Mature size: 10 IN wide, 10 IN - 12 IN - tall
Flowers: purple blooms in fall and summer
Uses: container plant, cutting garden, fragrant, xeric

GROWING CONDITIONS for Lavandula 'Ellagance Purple'

USDA Zones: 6a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular - low
Resistant to: deer, rabbit and snail / slug
Soil needs: well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Lavandula angustifolia 'Ellagance Purple' has deep bluish purple flowers on compact plants to about 14 inches tall. The Ellagance lavenders are gracefully compact, free-flowering and well branched with silvery green foliage.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Ellagance Purple is one of a new series of lavenders, chosen for its deep rich purple color that is unique in seed-grown L. angustifolia. The Ellagance series stand out from other seed and vegetative lavenders for their excellent uniformity, color range, earliness and spike quality. The well-branched plants fill quickly with large, dense flower spikes and very strong stems. Plant habit is spreading and upright with rich gray-green foliage. Winter hardy with good tolerance to foliar diseases compared to other lavenders. and is long-flowering in perennial beds and patio planters.

By: Deer Country Gardens

Introduced by Kieft Seeds of the Netherlands, this fantastic 2008 Fleuroselect Gold Medal winner offers a perfumed plethora of large vivid purple-blue flower spikes bolstered by swank silver-green slender leaves. 'Ellagance Purple' achieves an impeccable well-branched mound, that is compact and just right for nestling into tight spots.

By: Digging Dog Nursery

Award winning, this compact 10-12" silvered mound offers a long and prolific season of intense blue-purple flowers, even on first year plus & a fragrant delight for border, container, vase & butterfly. Sun/M-D/GDr

By: Forestfarm

Gardening facts about Lavandula 'Ellagance Purple' plant

How to Grow Lavandula 'Ellagance Purple'

Sun Exposure
- sun
Water Needs
- regular - low
Water Needs
- dry in summer
Soil Needs
- well-drained

Features

Foliage Color
- green
- blue
Flower Color
- purple
Wildlife
- bees
- butterflies
- deer resistant
- snail / slug resistant
- rabbit resistant
Flower Season
- fall
- summer
Foliage Season
- evergreen