Lavender 'Platinum Blonde' Variegated Lavender, 4" Pot Live Plant

Update your lavender collection with this top notch variegated form. Soft grey-green leaves are accented by wide, creamy yellow margins which are showy even from a distance as the plant glows in the summer sun. Strongly fragrant, soft lavender blue flowers are presented on very proportional wands beginning in early summer in the south, midsummer in the north.

This plant forms a neatly compact, dense mound of attractive foliage, making it perfect for use in containers, as edging, and in rock gardens.

Lavender must be grown in full sun to be able to produce flowers, so do not hesitate to plant them in those hot, dry areas where nothing else seems to grow. They will actually grow better in poor, gravelly soil than in rich humus; don't be tempted to enrich the soil when you plant it. Sharp drainage, especially in winter, is essential for preventing crown rot. Other than that, Lavender is known to have few problems with pests and diseases. Shearing back the evergreen foliage in early spring will rejuvenate plants and stimulate new growth.

HEIGHT: 16" - 24"

SUN REQUIREMENTS: Full Sun (> 6 hrs. Direct Sun)

WATER REQUIREMENTS: Low water needs

ZONES: 5 - 9

ATTRACTS: Butterflies