Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
Give it sun and grit and almost no water. Trim lightly after flowering (never into old wood) to keep it from going woody and leggy.
Lavandula angustifolia, formerly L. officinalis, is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean basin. Its common names include lavender, true lavender and English lavender ; also garden lavender, common lavender and narrow-leaved lavender.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
At a glance
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Water need
- Low
- Mature height
- 0.6 m
- Maintenance
- Low
- Hardiness
- USDA 5–9
- Layers
- shrub, herb
Functional roles
Pollination & soil
- Soil
- light/sandy
- pH
- Neutral, Alkaline
Sharp drainage is everything; it rots in wet, heavy ground.
Propagation
How to make more of this plant for free — the permaculture way.
When: Semi-ripe cuttings summer
Drought-tolerant evergreen; one of the very best plants for bees, and a low edging hedge.
Where to get it
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Seed data pending expert review. Identification photo and description are sourced from Wikipedia/Wikimedia; always confirm a plant in person before eating any part of it.