Description
perennial
space 12-18″ apart
mature size: 12-14″ inches tall and 8-10″ inches wide
L. angustifolia – L. officinalis – L. spica – L. vera – English Lavender – This compact, bushy shrub from Western Mediterranean area grows 2-3′ feet tall and 4′ feet wide. It produces linear, gray green leaves, to 2″ long. In mid and late summer, long, unbranched stalks carry fragrant, pale to deep purple flowers in dense spikes, to 3″ long. Attractive low hedge and dislikes hot, humid areas.
Grow in moderately fertile, well drained soil in full sun.Will thrive in acidic and alkaline soils.
Prone to Fusarium root rot, and leaf spot.
zones 5-8
