Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead' - Compact Purple Lavender Plants
The 'Munstead' lavender is a popular compact variety, adding rich purple blooms and a soothing fragrance to your garden. Hardy and low-maintenance, this lavender thrives in borders, rock gardens, and containers. Blooming abundantly in summer, it attracts bees and butterflies, enhancing garden biodiversity and vibrancy. Add a touch of Mediterranean charm to your outdoor space with Lavandula 'Munstead'!
Key Features
- Quantity: 60 plants supplied in 9cm growing pots
- Height: 10-25cm at delivery, mature height 30-40cm
- Compact Growth: Ideal for small gardens, borders, and containers
- Rich Purple Flowers: Abundant blooms throughout summer months
- Soothing Fragrance: Classic lavender scent for scented sachets and dried bouquets
- Pollinator Friendly: Attracts bees and butterflies to your garden
Growing Conditions
Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead' is a hardy, drought-tolerant perennial that performs best in full sun with well-drained soil. This compact lavender variety is perfect for edging pathways, creating low hedges, or filling containers on patios and balconies. Once established, it requires minimal watering and maintenance, making it an excellent choice for low-maintenance gardens.
Planting and Care
Plant your 'Munstead' lavender 30-40cm apart for hedging or borders. Ensure good drainage to prevent root rot. After flowering, trim back spent blooms to encourage a second flush and maintain compact shape. In colder regions, this variety shows excellent winter hardiness, reliably returning year after year.
Uses in the Garden
This versatile lavender works beautifully in Mediterranean-style gardens, cottage garden schemes, and modern minimalist landscapes. Plant en masse for dramatic impact, use as a low hedge along pathways, or combine with ornamental grasses and perennials for texture contrast. The flowers can be harvested for dried arrangements, potpourri, or culinary use.
Bulk Planting Benefits
This 60-plant pack offers excellent value for larger projects, allowing you to create substantial lavender hedges, fill extensive borders, or establish commercial plantings. Bulk quantities ensure uniform appearance and simplified ordering for landscape professionals and ambitious gardeners.
About Our Plants: Plants are living products and may therefore differ from the photo and description. Minor natural imperfections can occur. These often recover in your garden. These plants are vigorous and long-lasting. They are supplied in growing pots and are shipped directly from our partner growers.
At a Glance
- Type: outdoor garden plant
- Light: full sun
- Care: easy — low maintenance, drought-tolerant
- Great for: birthday gifts
- Delivery: free delivery across Ireland and 24 more EU countries (5–8 working days), covered by our healthy-arrival guarantee
- Sun or shade
- Full sun
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 m
- Spread
- 0.5-1 m
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Flowers
- Summer
- Fragrance
- Flower, Foliage
- Time to maturity
- 2-5 years
- Soil
- Sandy, Loam
- Soil pH
- Neutral to alkaline
- Drought resistance
- Yes
- Exposure
- Coastal, Sheltered
- Aspect
- West, South, East
- Hardiness (RHS)
- H5 (to about -10 °C)
Sources: RHS Plant Finder; PFAF
Ranges come from the RHS Plant Finder and PFAF. They show what each plant tolerates; local conditions vary.
Free delivery, always — on every order across Ireland and the EU 🌿
Typical Delivery Times
Ireland and all EU destinations — 5–8 working days
Delivery times are estimates and may vary based on local conditions.
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