Lavandula angustifolia
Common Lavender
Other Common Names: English Lavender

Family:

Lamiaceae (Mint Family) 56

Genus:

Lavandula (Lavender Lavandin) 5

Plant Type:

Shrub 468

Growth Forms:

Bushy 187

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 5 253

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Evergreen 262

Flower Notes:

Purple (Fragrant lavender-purple flower spikes beginning in June and continuing through the fall)

Foliage Notes:

Silver (Aromatic, silvery evergreen foliage)

Fruit Notes:

Brown (Nutlet; not ornamentally important)

Ultimate Height:

1-2 feet

Ultimate Spread:

2-3 feet

Fruiting Times:

Light Requirements:

Soil Notes:

Prefers well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil

Range:

Southern Europe, North Africa

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Opposite, entire, evergreen leaves only 1-1.75" long and less than 0.2" wide. White tomentose below. Dense, fine, upright ascending branches tipped by flower spikes. Square stems. Flowers and foliage aromatic.

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Parts and Problems of Lavender

Special Characteristics:

Flowering Characteristics 354

Fragrant Flowers 190

Foliage Characteristics 53

Fragrant Leaves 7

Pollution Tolerant 217

Notable Texture 282

Slow Growth Rate 272

Additional Information

Beautiful, fragrant purple flowers and foliage. Great plant for fine texture in the front landscape borders. Pruning to the ground every 3 to 4 years keeps the foliage full to the ground and produces uniform, fresh new growth.

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When Lavandula angustifolia has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

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4 Lavandula angustifolia found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant

Number	Accession ID	Location
1	2013_01072*C	HAMP
2	2012_01311*B	NLSN
3	2013_01072*B	HAMP
4	2012_01311*A	NLSN

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