Small Spaces™
Lavender La Diva Butterfly Assorted 140MM
Lavender La Diva ‘Butterfly Assorted’ – 140MM
I am Lavender La Diva Series. My family originated from the Mediterranean
| I am a hardy range of lavenders boasting masses of repeat blooms from spring to well into winter. My genetics make me more tolerant of a range of conditions. I will thrive in dry humid conditions, and extremes of temperature including frost.
My varieties include:
I have been bred for my beautiful flowers and hardiness. Both my foliage and flowers have strong, sweet perfume. I am low maintenance rarely affected by insect or disease problems. I benefit from the removal of my spent blooms which encourages more flowers. If I am cut back hard after the first flush of flowers in early summer I am well set for a repeat bloom into autumn. I will perform at my best in full sun but tolerate part shade. I may need some protection if planted in a hot westerly aspect. I am a great choice for container planting, rockeries, borders (formal or informal) and suit cottage style gardens. |
 | Full Sun (6+ hours of direct sun) |
 | Height: 0.4m Width: 0.3m |
 | I have low water requirements once established |
 | Scented Foliage |
 | I am happy in most soils but prefer soils that are well drained |
| I am popular and will make you happy because… |
 | Enjoy my soft aromatic leaves and and perfumed flower heads |
 | I am ideal for cottage gardens and planting in pots |
 | I am a magnet for bees and other beneficial insect pollinators |
- Plant me:
- in pots and other containers
- in hanging baskets
- in garden beds and general landscaping
- to be cut flowers to be enjoyed indoors
- in fragrant and sensory gardens
- in coastal conditions
| Tips for success… |
 | Prune me after flowering to promote bushy growth |
 | Plant me 20cm apart |
 | 100% Recyclable Pot and Label Most pots and labels made from 100% recycled polypropylene |
| Plant family: Lamiaceae |
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What is the Small Spaces™ Collection
No matter how Narrow & Small your modern urban space is, you can create a lush & colourful garden or courtyard.
Combine the habits of Upright, Mounding & Trailing for easy colourful arrangements in pots, containers or garden beds.
Available in 140mm, 180mm and 200mm pots
Upright - Mounding - Trailing
A simple recipe to create professional-looking plants and garden designs
By having the plants divided in the three types, Upright, Mounding or Trailing, we remove the intimidation factor to create your own gardening designs.
Upright plants
Also called thrillers, are the big, bold focal point, the centerpiece plant for your design. This plant provides an eye-catching vertical element.
You first select your Upright plant, which usually will be the tallest plants, and the starting point of your design.
Then, when is time to plant, the Upright plant goes in the center if your pot that will be viewed from all sides.
You planted in the back of a pot, or the back of a garden bed, depending on your focal point.
A great upright choice is tall ornamental grasses such as purple fountain grass or liriopes. You can find them under our Mighty Tuff® collection. Or you can use anigozanthos from our Nature's Nectar®.
Small Spaces offers a collection of flowering plants ideal to use as thrillers, such are Cannas, Alstroemerias, Mandevilleas or you can even use some dwarf pittosporums
Mounding plants
Also called fillers, are mid-size, mounding, or rounded plants that surround and complement but not overwhelm the upright plant and fill the space in the planter or garden. You can use one filler or opt for two or three different plants in your container or garden design. Pick colours that complement your Upright Plant, or different textures, like a round-leaved mounding plant with a spiky Upright plant.
Often, they help by hiding the bare knees, the less interesting stems or stalks of the Upright plants
The difficult part is selecting the plant from so many choices, but a few suggestions include: cupheas, salvias, scaevolas, pelargoniums, etc.
Trailing plants
Also called spillers, are splashy plants that cascade and tumble over the sides of containers or cascaiding down a wall .
Even though the main rule of this plants is to sprawl over the side of the pots, sometimes it's fun to unify a composition by training a few tendrils of a Trailing plant to climb into and through both the Mounding and Upright plants.
You can use some of this varieties as Trailing plants: ajugas, campanulas, lotus Red Flash, lobelias, Veronica Oxford Blue, etc.