Lavandula angustifolia





Botanical Name: Lavandula angustifolia
Common Name: English lavender, common lavender, lavender
Family Name: Lamiaceae
Distribution/Origin: N. Spain, W. Mediterranean

Leaf: Simple, Silver, Greyish-green, Leathery, Tomentose, Pinnate venation, Lanceolate/Linear/ Obtuse/Rounded/Truncate/Entire 
Bud: Opposite
Inflorescence: Showy, Violet, Blue, Fragrant*Sweet, Floriferous, Spike, Bilabiate, Jun/Jul/Aug

Fruit/Seed: Nut, Brown, Not showy, Sep/Oct
Stem/Bark: Grey, Papery, Exfoliating

Size: Height: 0.4 - 0.7m/Spread: 0.6 - 1.0m
Habit: Dense, Spreading, Upright
Form: Oval-horizontal

Soil: Rocky, Gravely, Dry, Well-drained
Moisture: Low, Moderate
Sun: Full sun, Partial sun
Exposure: Partial shade

Landscape use: Dryland, Container planting, Cut flower/foliage, Hanging basket, Fragrance, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Sheared hedge, Small garden/space, Rock garden

Notes: Herbaceous perennial, Attracts beneficial insects, Attracts butterflies

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