Botanical Name: Lavandula dentata
Common Name: French lavender Type of Plant: dicot: perennial Character evergreen Habit of Growth: Overall Shape upright shrubbery plant with fragrant flowers and foliage; light silvery foliage, usually fairly compact and dense Height 2 - 3' Spread 2' Growth Rate moderate Environment: Exposure outdoors full sun Soil prefers loose, well-drained soil Hardiness some frost (zones 8, 9, 12-24) Morphology: Leaves linear-oblong, crenately toothed, 1-1/2" long, 1/4" wide, margins somewhat revolute Flowers spikes of lavender to purple, bracts lanceolate to 1/2" long - flower tubular to 1/4" long Fruit tiny nutlet Propagation: stem cuttings Usage: good source of gray color, aromatic flowers and foliage. Very good in dry sunny borders as a filler or accent plant - used for cut flowers and dried arrangements Landscape Care: Watering can be kept fairly dry - does not require much water Fertilizing slow-release at planting Pruning head back hard after bloom Pests/Diseases root rot where drainage is poor Special Conditions/Other Origin: Southeastern Spain Family: Lamiaceae Notes: |
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