Lavandula stoechas ‘Madrid Pink’
Madrid Pink Spanish Lavender
Evergreen-Deciduous | Evergreen |
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Overall Mature Size | Small |
Mature Height & Spread | 1-2' x 1-2' |
Exposure | Full sun |
Water | Medium, Low Water |
Flower Color | Lavender, Pink |
Bloom Time | Spring, Summer |
Special Features | Attracts Birds, Butterflies, Deer Resistant, Low Water Use |
Container Sizes | #5 |
Natural Growth Habit | Mounding |
Sunset Garden Zones | 4-24 |
Minimum USDA Hardiness Zone | 8-10 |
Plant Type | Perennial |
Moderate-growing evergreen perennial to 1-2 ft tall by 1-2 ft wide. Lavandula is revered for its delightfully fragrant and useful foliage as well as its abundant showy flower display. This compact-growing variety forms a dense mound of aromatic grey-green foliage contrasted with abundant spikes of lavender-pink flowers topped with a distinctive crown of petal-like rose-pink bracts. Blooms mid-spring through mid-summer attracting butterflies and bees with sporadic flowering year-round in mild climates. Well-suited in rock gardens as an edging accent or filler and makes a good planter or container specimen. Good cut flower and the fragrant foliage of this variety can be used for sachets and potpourris. Prefers a well-drained soil in full sun exposure.