Lavandula × intermedia 'Provence'
Provence Lavandin

Lavandula × intermedia ′Provence′ - Winter Habit
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Purple (Fragrant, light 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:
2-3 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
2-3 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Prefers well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Opposite, entire, evergreen leaves up to 2.5" long and 0.25" wide. White tomentose below. Dense, fine, upright ascending branches tipped by 4" long flower spikes. Square stems. Flowers and foliage aromatic.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Flowering Characteristics 395
  • Foliage Characteristics 73
  • Plants That Tolerate 386
  • Border 367
  • Hedge 234
  • Mass Plantings 268
  • Rock Garden 50
  • Notable Texture 277
  • Slow Growth Rate 266

    • Additional Information

    Lavandula x intermedia is a hybrid of L. angustifolia and L. latifolia. 'Provence' has beautiful, fragrant light 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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