Scientific Name:
Lavandula stoechas
Pronunciation:
luh-VAN-dew-luh STOW-kass
Common Name:
French lavender, Spanish lavender
Family Name:
Lamiaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
Leaves linear, entire, silverish; florets dark purple to black, about 4mm wide, packed in a spike-like verticillaster with purple (-white) bracts about 2cm long on the top.
Habit:
Spreading, Upright
Form:
Mounded, Round
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Attract beneficial insects, Attract birds, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Dried flower or fruit, Fragrance, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Herb, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Sheared hedge, Small garden/space, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include L. 'Silver Anouk' (there's also a L. 'Anouk White'), and L. 'Otto Quast'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite, Sessile
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Tomentose
Colour in Summer:
Silver / Grayish
Colour in Fall:
Silver / Grayish
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Verticillaster, Spike-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Bilabiate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Purple (Bracts are usually purple but there are some cultivars with white ones)
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug
Fruit Type:
Schizocarp
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy, Accessory tissue, Ovary separates into four tiny mericarps or "nutlets" that are enclosed in a persistent calyx
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Green
Propagation:
Seed, Cuttings
Maintenance:
Medium
Other:
Best replaced every 3 to 4 years.
Pest Susceptibility:
Crown rot, Fungal leaf spot, Root rot, Rust, Scale insects (Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
