Description
Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcote Pink’ or Lavender ‘Hicote Pink’ is a distinctive and elegant English lavender cultivar celebrated for its soft shell‑pink flower spikes, compact form, and refined fragrance. Unlike the more common purple varieties, ‘Hidcote Pink’ brings a gentle, romantic tone to borders, sensory gardens, and wildlife‑friendly planting schemes.
Key Features:
Propagation method: Vegetative soft-wood cuttings.
Substrate: Jiffy Peat-Free Shrub Mix.
Pot Size: 9cm.
Production system: Grown without artificial light or heating for hardened plants.
Flowers: Soft pink flower spikes with pale calyces.
Foliage: Narrow, aromatic, grey‑green evergreen leaves that forms a neat, rounded mound.
Flowering period: Early summer to late summer, with potential for a light second flush after trimming.
Height: Up-to 50cm at maturity.
Spread: Up-to 60cm at maturity.
Hardiness: Hardy in most UK regions.
Pollinator value: Highly attractive to bees and beneficial insects.
Sensory value: Ideal for SEND gardens and therapeutic planting schemes.
Ecological impact: Grown in peat-free substrate with no artificial inputs, pollinator and wildlife-friendly.
Awards: Included in RHS lists of pollinator-friendly plants; selected for ecological value.
Planting & Care:
Prefers full sun and well-drained, slightly alkaline soils.
Drought-tolerant once established.
Prune lightly after flowering to maintain shape and encourage bushiness.
Ideal for containers, edging, gravel gardens, and Pollinator/Wildlife-friendly planting schemes.
Commercial Notes:
LAVANDULA angustifolia ‘Hidcote Pink’ are supplied as strong, well-rooted, hardy plug plants ready for potting into pots over 2lt formats or directly into the ground.
Ideal for nursery, and wholesale formats and performs well in peat-free and organic programs.
Suitable for wildlife-friendly, sensory, and sustainable product ranges.
Plant Profile from Royal Horticultural Society:
Lavandula plants are not subject to VAT.
