Aromatic lavender with very ornamental flowers. Ideal on balconies and terraces. This variety can be used for dry bouquets. It is used in cosmetics and it has medicinal properties.
This variety of Lavandula angustifolia is taller and more compact. Greyish, flat, perennial and very scented leaves and dark-blue flowers in summer.
It grows on silty, sandy and acid or neutral soils.
Direct sowing. Temperature 20ºC. Lightly cover the seeds and maintain the humidity until germination is completed.
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Flowering |
Attracts Wildlife | Bees |
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Average germination (%) | 40-50 |
Climate Zone | Warm areas |
Flower colour | Blue, Purple |
Foliage | Evergreen |
Fragrant | Flower, Foliage |
Hardiness | Drought resistant, Hardy (tolerates temperatures down to -15şC) |
Plant use | Balcony & Courtyard, Clump, Cut flower, Dried flower, Edges, Gardening, Honey producing plant, Urban garden |
Seeds per gram | 1.400 |
Soil - Moisture | Well-drained |
Soil - Ph | Acid to neutral |
Soil - Type | Clay, Fertile, Poor, Sand |
Sunlight - Exposure | Sun |