Scientific Name:
Lavandula angustifolia
Pronunciation:
luh-VAN-dew-luh an-guss-tih-FOE-lee-uh
Common Name:
English lavender
Family Name:
Lamiaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
Leaves opposite, sessile, lanceolate-linear, 2-5cm long x 3-5mm wide on flowering shoots (those on leafy shoots nare about half this size), turning silverish-gray, tomentose and highly aromatic, margins entire, petiole 1-2mm long; verticillasters 4-6cm long, florets 4-6mm wide, violet blue to purple, highly scented, Jun-Aug.
Habit:
Dense, Spreading, Upright
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low, Winter dry, Summer dry
Landscape Uses:
Attract beneficial insects, Attract butterflies, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Dried flower or fruit, Fragrance, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Hanging basket, Herb, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Rock garden, Sheared hedge, Small garden/space, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite, Sessile
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Tomentose, Branching hairs, Distinctive smell
Colour in Summer:
Green, Silver / Grayish, bright green in early spring soon turning gray-green
Colour in Fall:
Silver / Grayish
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Linear
Apices:
Obtuse, Rounded
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Verticillaster, Floriferous, Spike-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Bilabiate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Blue, Violet, Purple
Flower Scent:
Sweet
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug
Fruit Type:
Schizocarp
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy, Accessory tissue, Persistent, Ovary separates into four tiny mericarps or "nutlets" that are enclosed in a persistent calyx
Bark Morphology:
Papery, Exfoliating
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey
Propagation:
Seed, Cuttings, Layering
Pest Susceptibility:
Crown rot, Fungal leaf spot, Root rot, Rust (Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- CLT Training
- HORT 1155
- Level 1 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend
- (BUG) BUG garden : cvs. Hidcote Blue, Munstead - dead?
- (CGW) Community Garden West : cv. Violet Intrigue
- (PDW) PonD West
- (WDH) Wark-Dumais House
- (WLG) WoodLand Garden