General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 10 - 12 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 14 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Lavender
Other: purplish-blue
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Culinary Herb
Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Toxicity: Other: can cause allergic reactions
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Other info: Plant lavender seeds beginning in summer and through the fall months. Slow to germinate, lavender seeds require patience. It will take about eight weeks for the seeds to develop enough to transplant to their final location.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Other: Cut tender shoots that are around 2-4 in long with around 3-5 nodes. Avoid woody stems. Cut just below the last node.
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP 24,929

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: SuperBlue
Cultivar name: 'Balavurlu'
Common names
  • English Lavender
  • Lavender

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Location: Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 6.10.2020
This compact lavender (10"-12") is well suited for pots or rock g
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-06-24

Courtesy National Gardening Bureau
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-06-16
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2017-08-23
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2017-08-23
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2017-08-23
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2017-08-23

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Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Jan 10, 2014 3:01 PM concerning plant:
    An English lavender with very good winter hardiness. Free-flowering in heat and humidity. Good scent.
Plant Events from our members
carpathiangirl On April 26, 2019 Obtained plant
1 gal. but small
variegatagal On October 27, 2020 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
Died and replaced with Fernleaf Lavender
variegatagal On May 19, 2020 Potted up
variegatagal On May 10, 2020 Obtained plant
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