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Lavandula angustifolia |
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True Lavender, English Lavender,
Lavender |
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Mediterranean Region |
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Compact, rounded growth habit |
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12-24 inches tall |
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Flowers lavender or purple, 3-4 inches long,
in 6-10 flowered whorls forming interrupted
spikes. Flowers are aromatic and have been used
to make sachets and potpourris. Often called the
“Queen of Herbs.” |
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Opposite or whorled, leaves oblong-linear or lanceolate, to 2 inches long, entire younger leaves often
clustered in axils, white tomentose, square stems. |
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'Gray Lady' - Grey foliage and lavender-blue
flowers, fast, compact grower, 18 inches tall.
- 'Hidcote' - Deep violet-blue flowers, silver-grey foliage,
18-24 inches tall. 'Hidcote' was grown by
Major Lawrence
Johnston at
Hidcote Manor in Gloucestershire,
England,
before
1950.
- 'Jean Davis' - 15-18 inches tall, pinkish white flowers,
blue-green foliage.
- 'Munstead' - Early flowering, compact grower with
lavender-blue flowers similar to 'Hidcote'. 'Munstead'
was grown by Gertrude Jekyll at Munstead Wood, Surrey,
England and introduced into the trade in 1916. Also
listed as 'Munstead Dwarf'.
- 'Twickel Purple' - Dark violet flowers with grey foliage,
18 inches.
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Lavandula
is Latin for to wash, referring to the use of lavender
in the bath. Oil of lavender, used in perfume, is
distilled from the flowers of true lavender. |
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