Lavender 'Princess'

If you want your garden to stop people in their tracks, Lavender 'Princess' is it. Its vivid pink bracts sit above deep pink blooms in a display so generous the plant can look almost completely covered in colour for months on end — genuinely one of the most photographed plants we grow. Its aromatic, grey-green foliage forms a neat, rounded little shrub, which means all that colour comes in a beautifully tidy, curated package rather than an unruly one.

Thriving in Bayside: 'Princess' loves exactly what Sandringham has to offer — a full sun position and light, sandy soil that drains quickly after rain. It's a repeat flowerer, so once it settles into our warm, dry summers you can expect colour for a long stretch of the year rather than a single spring flush. Its compact, rounded habit also makes it wonderfully versatile: happy in a statement pot on a courtyard, tucked into a garden bed, or planted in a run as a low, colourful hedge along a path or driveway.

• Pot size: 15cm
• Position: Full sun
• Water needs: Low once established
• Habit: Compact and rounded — ideal for containers, borders or a small hedge
• Flowering: Long, repeat-flowering display through the warmer months

We've partnered with the best growers to bring you a plant this vibrant — pop one on the courtyard table and make a morning of it with a coffee from the Cafe while you enjoy the view.