Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead'
Munstead English Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia ′Munstead′ - Flowers and Buds
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Blue (Fragrant lavender-blue 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:
1-1.5 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
1-1.5 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Prefers well-drained, neutral to alkaline soils
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Opposite, entire, evergreen leaves only 1-1.5" long and 0.04" wide. White tomentose below. Dense, fine, upright ascending branches tipped by 1.75-2.5" long flower spikes with 6-10 flowers per whorl. Square stems. Flowers and foliage aromatic.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Flowering Characteristics 358
  • Foliage Characteristics 56
  • Border 378
  • Hedge 255
  • Mass Plantings 278
  • Rock Garden 51
  • Drought Tolerant 280
  • Pollution Tolerant 217
  • Notable Texture 278
  • Slow Growth Rate 266

    • Additional Information

    'Munstead' is a compact plant with beautiful, fragrant lavender-blue 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.

    5 Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead' found

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    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    12012_01381*EWDCT
    22012_01381*BWDCT
    32012_01381*CWDCT
    42012_01381*DWDCT
    52012_01381*AWDCT

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