Lavandula angustifolia 'Ellagance Snow'
White Common Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia ′Ellagance Snow′ - Winter Habit

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:

White (Fragrant white 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 feet

Ultimate Spread:

1 feet

Light Requirements:

Sun

Soil Notes:

Prefers well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil

Range:

Cultivated origin

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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Special Characteristics:

Flowering Characteristics 354

Fragrant Flowers 190

Foliage Characteristics 53

Fragrant Leaves 7

Mass Plantings 288

Drought Tolerant 289

Pollution Tolerant 217

Notable Texture 282

Slow Growth Rate 272

Additional Information

'Ellagance Snow' is a smaller cultivar with beautiful, fragrant white 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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Lavandula angustifolia ′Ellagance Snow′ - Winter Habit

Winter Habit

Lavandula angustifolia ′Ellagance Snow′ - Old Flowers

Old Flowers

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