Lavandula angustifolia

Lavandula angustifolia
lavender

SIZE/TYPE	mid-sized perennial
USUAL HEIGHT	0.6-0.8m
USUAL WIDTH	0.3-0.6m
LEAVES	evergreen broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES	+multicoloured:silver and light green
FLOWERS	showy
COLOUR OF FLOWERS	violet
BLOOMING TIME	July - August
LOCATION	full sun
USDA zone (lowest)	5 (down to -29°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Perennials Evergreen broadleaf Summer blooms

Exalting the beauty of lavender is like carrying coals to Newcastle. So let us cut down the story to a few words about its habit and cultivation.

This lavender is the main species from which other varieties come from. It is a fast growing subshrub, sometimes also classified as woody perennial, with 60-80 cm tall stems producing short, scented spikes of violet flowers from early until late summer. Evergreen, linear leaves are grey-green to blue-green in cold months and light green in warm months.

It is best grown in masses in order to fully display its colour. It is not picky about soil type provided it is well drained. It is a sun loving plant that is used to growing in dry conditions and may rot in wet soil. Cut back last year’s growth to 10-15 cm every spring to keep it bushy and compact. Fully hardy to min. -27°C (USDA 5b).

Last update 25-01-2012

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STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.