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Lavandula x chaytoriae 'Richard Gray' (Lavender 'Richard Gray')

Other names: Lavandula 'Richard Gray', Lavandula angustifolia 'Richard Gray', English lavender 'Richard Gray'

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Variety or Cultivar
'Richard Gray' is a compact, mound-forming, evergreen shrub with upright stems bearing linear, aromatic, grey-green to silvery-grey leaves and terminal spikes of tiny, fragrant, tubular, two-lipped, deep purple flowers in summer.
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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
0.5 m 0.5 m 2-5 years
1 ft 1 ft 2-5 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Chalky
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • West
  • South
Exposure
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Best if grown in well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in a sunny, sheltered site. Tolerates acid conditions. Dislikes waterlogged conditions. In clay, improve soil drainage.

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, Gravel, Containers/Patio, Rock, Beds and borders, Mediterranean, Cottage/Informal, City, Wildlife, Flavouring food and drinks, Garden edging

UK hardiness

H4

USDA zones

Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10

Sunset zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Upright, Cushion or Mound Forming, Compact

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Fragrance

The flowers are highly scented. Good for drying.

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Pruning group 10 after flowering.

Propagation methods

Softwood cuttings, Semi-ripe cuttings

Pests

Cuckoo spit

Rosemary leaf beetle

Diseases

Grey mould

Honey fungus

Take softwood cuttings

Plant container grown plants in a sunny sheltered spot

Check for waterlogging during winter (optional)

Plant container grown plants in moderately fertile, well-drained soil

Prune lavender

Take semi-ripe cuttings

Plant in neutral to alkaline soil (autumn or spring)

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Lavandula

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