English Lavender - Super Blue Size:1 gallon planted primarily in East Potomac

planted primarily in East Potomac Park where they remain a highlight of the National Cherry Blossom Festival [2]

Hardy in USDA Zones 5 through 9

Shear back foliage in the early summer after the first bloom as this will create a nice dense foliage through the summer and the occasional rebloom

The large leaves emerge bright purple that blends into deeper purple in the midrib and veins

The compact nature of this plant makes it great as a ground cover under taller trees and shrubs

English Lavender - Super Blue Size:1 gallon planted primarily in East PotomacThis lavender has the classic purple color that gardeners love in a consistent and compact size that makes it usable in gardens, borders and mass plantings. Unlike some other lavenders it is cultivated to grow in the first year of planting and consistently each year after. In early summer, silver foliage shoots forth a multitude of stems, which terminate in a plump cluster of purple flowers above smaller isolated flower buds that grow up and down each