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Lavender, English (Lavandula angustifolia)

Plant type: Herb, Interior Plant, Shrub

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5b to 8a

Height: 24" to 36"

Spread: 36" to 48"

Exposure: full sun

Bloom Color: Lavender, Purple

Bloom Time: Early summer, Late summer, Mid summer

Leaf Color: Green, Silvery

Growth Rate: slow

Moisture: moist

Soil Condition: Clay, Loamy, Neutral, Sandy, Slightly alkaline, Well drained

Form: Rounded

Landscape Uses:

Alpine garden, Border, Container, Ground cover, Massing, Rock garden, Seashore, Specimen

Special Features:

Attractive foliage, Fragrant foliage, Not North American native, Attracts butterflies, Suitable for cut flowers, Suitable for dried flowers, Fragrant flowers, Attractive flowers or blooms

Content provided by the National Gardening Association

This news arrived on: 11/05/2009

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Posted Comments:

11-05-2009 11:21

jmorales1 wrote:

lavender

you can cut it back pretty hard. It will bloom again next spring. It can look pretty unsightly during the winter, shape it low to the ground and it will respond when the spring comes back.