Lavandula angustifolia

Scientific name: Lavandula angustifolia

Common name: English lavender

Family name: Lamiaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘Hidcote’ ‘Hidcote Superior’

USDA Hardiness Zone:  5-8

Mature height and spread:  Height: 1.00 to 1.50 feet; Spread: 1.00 to 1.50 feet

Form: evergreen shrub

Water use: Dry to medium

Soil requirements: average, dry to medium, well-drained, alkaline soil in full sun

Leaf arrangement:  Narrow, gray-green leaves (to 2 1/2” long) on square stems

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): Purple flowers appear in terminal spikes in late spring to early summer.

Limitations:  Tolerate rabbit, deer, drought, dry Soil, shallow-rocky soil, air pollution

Suitable uses:  Lavender flowers and gray-green leaves provide mid-summer color and contrast to the perennial border front, rock garden, herb garden or scented garden.

Quick ID description:  narrow gray-green leave, purple leaves, fragrant

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