Lavandula angustifolia Nana Alba (Lavender)
Compact and very floriferous, award-winner Lavandula angustifolia ‘Nana Alba’ is a wonderful dwarf Lavender variety with attractive snow-white flowers in short spikes atop silvery-green foliage.
Compact and very floriferous, award-winner Lavandula angustifolia 'Nana Alba' is a wonderful dwarf Lavender variety with attractive snow-white flowers in short spikes atop silvery-green foliage. Perfect for containers, white gardens, or small gardens. Fairly hardy, 'Nana Alba' is loved by gardeners for its long-lasting color display, its delightful scent as well as the fashion in which its distinctive white flowers beautifully contrast with its light-green aromatic foliage.
- Recipient of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society (2002)
- Blooms once in midsummer. Lavenders blooming once may have a second, smaller flush of flowers during the season and maybe a third one if the flowers are cut soon enough.
- Evergreen in warm winter climates, it grows in a compact 12 in. tall (30 cm) bushy shrub and spreads up to 20 in. (50 cm).
- This Lavender is very versatile and can be used in perennial borders, containers, rock gardens, or herb gardens. Its fragrant flowers may be dried and used in potpourris. Spectacular effect in mass plantings.
- Thrives in full sun and performs best in dry to medium, poor, light, sandy, and well-drained soils. Excellent drainage and air circulation are essential, specifically in hot, humid climates.
- Drought, deer, rabbit, and dry soil tolerant and a real magnet for bees and butterflies!
- Toxic to dogs, toxic to cats, toxic to horses.
- Trim back in spring to encourage bushier growth. Remove spent blooms to encourage new blooms.
Requirements
Hardiness | 5 – 9 |
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Heat Zones | 5 – 8 |
Climate Zones | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
Plant Type | Herbs, Shrubs |
Plant Family | Lavandula – Lavender |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Summer (Mid,Late) |
Height | 10" – 1' (25cm – 30cm) |
Spread | 1' – 2' (30cm – 60cm) |
Spacing | 12″ – 15″ (30cm – 37cm) |
Water Needs | Low |
Maintenance | Average |
Soil Type | Chalk, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy, Evergreen |
Tolerance | Deer, Drought, Rabbit, Dry Soil, Rocky Soil |
Attracts | Bees, Butterflies |
Garden Uses | Banks and Slopes, Beds and Borders, Edging, Patio and Containers |
Garden Styles | City and Courtyard, Coastal Garden, Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage, Mediterranean Garden |