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Spanish Lavender |
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Butterfly Lavender |
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Lavender |
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French Lavender |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Plant Height: | 15-24 inches (45-60 cm) |
Plant Spread: | 15-20 inches (40-50 cm) |
Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Fragrant |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Purple |
Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
Uses: | Culinary Herb Medicinal Herb Cut Flower Dried Flower Suitable as Annual |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Drought tolerant |
Toxicity: | Other: can cause allergic reactions |
Propagation: Seeds: | Depth to plant seed: cover the seeds very thin Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Start indoors 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 |
Independence Day and the beginning of the hottest days of summer, the Dog Days, are the major events in July. Gardeners and honey bees are trying to keep cool and harvesting food.
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Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on May 9, 2012 4:52 PM Valuable source of nectar and pollen for honey bees. [ Reply to this comment | |
lovesblooms | On February 14, 2017 | Seeds germinated |
lovesblooms | On February 9, 2017 | Seeds sown indoors |
lovesblooms | On March 30, 2015 | Seeds germinated |
lovesblooms | On January 29, 2015 | Seeds sown winter sown |
thomas | From February 26, 2016 to March 22, 2016 | Bloomed |
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