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Sweet Lavender
One of the World's Most Fragrant Flowers!
The heavenly scent is only half of the beautiful story! You also get striking royal purple blossoms and silver-green foliage--all in one hardy, fast-growing plant. Sweet Lavender is perfect as a border plant, low hedge, cut flower or dried in fragrant sachets. Light: Full sun to partial shadeBlooms: Summer Height:18-24"
Size: Bareroot
Zone 5 to 8
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| Botanical Name: |
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Lavandula angustifolia |
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| Form: |
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Evergreen perennial/small shrub |
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| Sun Exposure: |
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Partial Shade/Full Sun |
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| Height/Habit: |
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A broad mound 18 - 24" |
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| Spread: |
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18" - 24" + |
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| Spacing: |
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12" - 18" |
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| Hardiness Zone: |
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5 (with protection -20 degrees F) - 8 |
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| Foliage Type: |
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Gray-green almost white when young, evergreen needle-like, 1 1/2" - 2" long, 1/4" wide. |
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| Flower Form: |
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Many very tiny flowers form whorls along a terminal spike up to 8" long. |
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| Flower Color: |
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Lavender. |
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| Flowering Date: |
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Mid summer. |
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| Planting Requirements: |
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Where marginally hardy, plant near a sunny wall or in a container that can be moved indoors for winter. |
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| Soil Requirements: |
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A well drained, sandy soil is important. |
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| Growth Rate: |
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Moderate once established, which takes approximately 4 - 6 weeks. |
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| Unique Characteristics: |
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Not only is this perennial indispensable for its strong fragrance but it is a lovely component for the garden. The neat mounds can be used as low hedges, edges for a border, interplanted amongst other perennials in a flower bed and it is very attractive in a container. Lavender has been a garden favorite for years and the flowers can be cut to dry for fragrancing a home. This is one of the most durable available and asks only for hot summer sun and a well drained site out of the wind. Thrives in baking hot situation where many other plants will not grow. |
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| Pruning: |
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Trim back spent flower stems & shear back to 12" - 15" annually. |
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| Time of Pruning: |
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Spring after buds break if using for drying. |
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| Additional Information: |
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They do not like humid weather. Syn. L.spica, and L. officinalis |
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