Lavandula angustifolia Loddon Pink
Lavandula angustifolia Loddon Pink
Lavandula angustifolia Loddon Pink
English Lavender, Common Lavender, True Lavender
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Description
Lavandula angustifolia 'Loddon Pink' is a variety of compact true lavender or English lavender that stands out for its pretty summer flowering in light pink spikes. This selection forms a small, dense rounded bush with persistent and aromatic, slightly greyish-green foliage. Ideal in a rock garden or a dry garden, this lavender will also bring charm to the terrace.
This variety of 'Loddon Pink' lavender was introduced by Thomas Carlile (Loddon Nurseries) before 1950. It is a plant of the mint family. The species (Lavandula angustifolia) is native to the Mediterranean regions of southern Europe. This 'Loddon Pink' variety is a small evergreen shrubby perennial plant that does not exceed 50 cm in all directions. It has an upright, rounded, and dense habit. Its persistent foliage is composed of narrow and aromatic, beautiful green leaves, becoming more greyish in summer. Between June and August, depending on the climate, the plant is covered with light pink, fragrant, and nectar-rich flowers, carried in cylindrical, 3 to 4.5 cm long spikes at the ends of woody stems.
The 'Loddon Pink' lavender requires, like most other lavenders, to be planted in full sun in very well-drained soil, ideally stony and dry. An ornamental and Mediterranean plant par excellence, lavender can be used in flower beds, borders, rock gardens, pots, and even as a low flowering hedge. The 'Loddon Pink' variety can be associated with grasses such as Stipa tenuifolia. With their tousled habit, these "grasses" will contrast with its rounded shape and create an architectural scene. It will also work well at the base of English shrub roses. In a dry garden, it naturally associates with shrubs such as rockroses and Teucrium. You can also create beautiful pots to place on the terrace or balcony. It is interesting to combine several varieties of lavenders together to compose a harmonious and elegant scene, both in terms of the variety of flower and foliage colours, as well as the size and volume of the plants.
Properties: Lavender being a very nectar-rich plant, contributes to the preservation of bees: the nectar of its flower attracts bees to make one of the most renowned honeys.
Lavandula angustifolia is a medicinal plant, whose therapeutic virtues were once widely used: its essential oil has antiseptic, antispasmodic, healing, depurative, diuretic properties...
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Botanical data
Lavandula
angustifolia
Loddon Pink
Lamiaceae
English Lavender, Common Lavender, True Lavender
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
Hardy (-15°C) Lavandula angustifolia 'Loddon Pink' needs to be planted in a warm and sunny location, in light, chalky, stony and dry, very well-drained soil. It does not tolerate heavy soils and excess water. If this is the case, it will be necessary to lighten the soil by adding sand and gravel. Prune Lavandula angustifolia every year, just after flowering, by removing the faded inflorescences. Prune again in early spring, by cutting back the plant by a third (without going down to the old naked wood), to maintain a beautiful compact, rounded shape, and its good flowering. Lavenders need very little water, so watering will only be necessary in the first year of planting. When pruning after flowering, do not throw away the faded inflorescences, but collect them to make sachets that will delicately perfume the wardrobes, and also make an excellent moth repellent. For dried bouquets, harvest the lavender flowers, just fully open, and let them dry upside down in a dry and ventilated place.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.