Lavandula angustifolia

Scientific name: Lavandula angustifolia

Common name:  English lavender

Family name: Laminaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 5

Mature height and spread: 0.4-0.7m height, 0.6-1m wide

Form: oval, dense

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement: simple. opposite

Fall colour: silver, grey

Flower/cone/fruit description: spiky flowers, blue. Brown nut.

Limitations: woody stems. Needs good drainage and full sun.

Suitable uses: hardiest of lavender species. Great flowers and grows fast.

Quick ID: Evergreen. Shrub. Simple. Opposite. Leathery. Lavender smell. Back of leaves white; long leaves and short ones in between. Very fully of leaves on tip.

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