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Herb Lavender Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead Strain'

Lavender

Lavender is a perennial herb that can look like a small shrub. If you have a warm, non-windy area that slopes to the south, lavender will thrive especially well. It prefers a light soil in a dry, open, sunny location. Soil that is too rich or full of nutrients will not make a good home for lavender. Flower spikes are used for cooking or for dried flower arrangements. The fragrant, pale purple flowers and flower buds are used in potpourris. Dried and sealed in pouches, they are placed among stored items of clothing to give a fresh fragrance and as a deterrent to moths. The common narrow-leaved variety grows 1-3’ high with straight and slender branches. The leaves are 1½” long, green with smooth or fine down beneath, the margins only slightly revolute. The flowers are produced in terminating, blunt spikes from the young shoots, on long stems. The spikes are composed of rings of flowers. The flowers themselves are very shortly stalked, 3-5 together.

Height

16 Inches

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Spread

20-30 Inches

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USDA Hardiness Zone 5-9

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Characteristics & Attributes

Attracts Wildlife
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Attributes
Focal Point
Container
Fragrant
Cut Flower
Great Foliage
Dried Flower
Mass Planting
Edging
Border or Bed
Purchase Size(s):
1801 (4")
Critter Resistance
Rabbit Resistant
Deer Resistant
Exposure
Sun
Foliage Color
Green
Season of Interest (Flowering)
Spring
Summer
Fall
Soil Moisture Preference
Dry
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