Botanical Name: Lavandula multifida
Common Name: Fernleaf lavender
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape sprawling, spreading lavender with dense, feathery foliage; flowering stems are long and wiry, holding flowers about one foot over the foliage; may bloom nearly all year
Height to 18"
Spread to 3'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor full sun preferred
Soil needs a well-drained soil
Hardiness hardy (zones 4 to 24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves gray green feathery leaves, pinnatifid with a dense pubescence on upper and lower surfaces, oppositely arranged, to 3" long, 1" across
Flowers spikes held high above foliage, flowers to 1/2" long, deep purple-blue, over a very long blooming season
Fruit small woody capsule
 
Propagation:
seed, division, semi-hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
excellent filler plant with an excellent flower display, finely cut foliage, and a dense, full growth habit; easy care plant in a perennial border
 
Landscape Care:
Watering average watering, can be kept dry
Fertilizing balanced, slow-release at planting time
Pruning head back dead flowers periodically – can pruned hard
Pests/Diseases root rot in heavy soils
 
Origin: Western Mediterranean
Family: Lamiaceae

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