Lavandula angustifolia
English lavender
Notes:
L. × intermedia hybrids are more tolerant of heat and humidity; of these, 'Grosso' is said to have the strongest fragrance.
The flowers can be both eaten raw and used for making tea.
Sources: UFL, Sunset, Stoecklein, AHS, NCSU.
Tags:
acidic soil intolerant
aromatic foliage
attracts:bees
attracts:butterflies
deer resistant
drought tolerant
edible flowers
exposure:full sun
fine texture
form:perennial (herbaceous)
form:shrub
fragrant flowers
habit:rounded
habit:spreading/wide
infertile soil tolerant
persistence:evergreen
persistence:semievergreen
pest/disease free
salt tolerant
sandy soil tolerant
showy flowers
slow-growing
type:broadleaf
use:border
use:container
use:cut flowers
use:groundcover
use:hedge
use:mass planting
use:rock garden
water:moderate to little
well-drained soil required
wind tolerant
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