Lavandula 'Evelyn Cadzow'

Common name(s): Spanish lavender

Description: evergreen shrub; a low-growing cultivar discovered in the Dunedin, New Zealand garden of Evelyn Cadzow around 1992 and named for her by Geoff and Adair Genge. Dense, light green foliage, small flower heads with dark corollas and a top bract of reddish-purple. 

Height: to 18 in. Spread: to 18 in.

Stem length: 4-6 in.  

Corolla: dark purple-black

Sterile bracts: red-purple

Bloom season: spring-autumn

Best Uses: containers, rock gardens

Position: full sun and well-draining soil

Winter Hardiness: to 15 F and below

Drought: adapted to 5 months of summer drought