Acidic / Chalky / Alkaline / Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy
Lavandula 'Sawyers' is a hybrid between Lavandula lanata and Lavandula angustifolia. It's an attractive and unusual lavender, bearing handsome grey foliage and a prolific display of opulent, fragrant purple blooms. Like all lavenders it enjoys a hot sunny positition and its flowers are a magnet for bees. It's well suited to growing at the front of a sunny border or in a container, and makes an excellent cut flower.
Grow Lavandula 'Sawyers' in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. Trim annually to prevent leggy and untidy growth.
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Lavandula ‘Sawyers’ and wildlife
Lavandula ‘Sawyers’ is known for attracting bees, beneficial insects, birds, butterflies/moths and other pollinators. It has nectar/pollen rich flowers, provides shelter and habitat, has seeds for birds and makes a good wildlife hedge.
