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Common name: Spanish/butterfly lavender, often sold as Lavandula stoichus

Size, form, texture:  small aromatic evergreen shrub, bushy, height 0.5-1 m, spread 0.5-1 m.

Hardiness, origin, native ecology: good for use in zeroscape garden, can tolerate significant drought with no irrigation, need good drainage or they die, good on gravelly slopes, associates well with english lavender. H 3, South, west or east facing slope.

Bud, foliage, flower and fruit characteristics: more fuchsia purple, distinct prominent bracts, more attractive then english lavender, works well with green and grey colour combinations,

Cultural and maintenance requirements and appropriate uses in the landscape: good in containers, on slope, terraced garden, needs sheltered spot in sun, low water use, however grey mould can be a problem. Attracts pollinators.