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Lavandula species |
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| | Wonderful in fuzzy bud |
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| | Shorter flower clusters on this one |
| Common name |
lavender |
| Family |
lamiaceae |
| Life cycle |
shrubby perennial |
| Flowers |
lavender (summer) |
| Size |
3' |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
well-drained soil |
From seed  |
occasionally self-seeds in our garden
detailed seed-starting info below
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| Seed ripens | late September |
Our garden hosts several lavender species and cultivars, and I've lost track of which is which (Lavandula veris, L. x intermedia, and L. 'Hidcote' are among the original purchases). At any rate, we love 'm all, for their flowers and their fragrance. Many gardeners around here have trouble growing lavender (probably due to drainage problems), but for some reason ours are quite happy (even with imperfectly draining soil). We did find out that they won't stand being transplanted late in the season - they don't have enough time to re-establish their root system before freezes set in.
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list About my plant portraits
Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Mr. M.A. Khan | Apr 27, 2005 | Actually I was interested to see the photo of "Rock Lavender" and thereby could know its greek name for further studies and information. Unfortunately I could not find it. Many thanks for the information that you have put on internet about Lavender |
| Carol Gurran | Oct 16, 2006 | I have my lavender in a pot it looks great can i winter it over inside in the pot and put it out in the spring or should I plant it in ground?
That would depend on where you live and the conditions in which you garden... |
- Seed for L. vera/angustifolia from PT07. Baggy 70F (12%G, 5-10d)
- Seed from '12 garden (RGA). Baggy 70F (4%G, 5d)
- Same seed as above. Baggy 70F (2%G, 5d)
- Seed from '14 garden (RGA). Baggy 70F (13%G, 5-10d)
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