Saturday, June 4, 2011

hidcote vs. hidcote superior

If you've ever wondered what's the difference between Lavander 'Hidcote' and High Country Garden's 'Hidcote Superior', here you go. After more than 3 years of trialling (and there are more plants than this photo shows), here is my best 'Hidcote' next to my best 'Hidcote Superior', growing side-by-side with the same irrigation. Guess which is which. 'Hidcote' from POTSW is on the left, whereas 'Hidcote Superior' is on the right. 

Here's another view (click to embiggen) with 'Hidcote' on the left and 'Hidcote Superior' on the right (out of focus). Yes, the 'Hidcote Superior' is still alive, the leaves are not dead.

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2 comments:

  1. Desert DwellerJune 5, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    Improved, eh? Very interesting!

    Just cut my lavenders back severely and they look improved, too! One died afterwards, but I transplanted one of several volunteers in place of the dead one, and all is OK again.

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  2. forestJune 5, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    Sorry, just to be fair, HCG sells 'Hidcote Superior' not 'Hidcote Improved' as I originally posted (and since corrected). Either way, it is neither improved nor superior, although when it does bloom, those blooms are a nice dark violet. I find that some lavenders do just fine when cut back severely (e.g. Hidcote) while others can not tolerate much pruning (the intermedias such as 'Grosso' or 'Provence'). Which do you have, DD?

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