Accession Data

Lavandula angustifolia

Common Name: Common Lavender, English Lavendar

Family: Lamiaceae

Country of Origin: NE. Spain to Italy

Description: This dense, bushy subshrub is not native to England despite its English common name, but comes from the Mediterranean region of southern Europe. It grows to about 3 ft (1 m) tall though usually lower, with narrow, furry gray leaves. It is grown mainly for the long-stemmed heads of purple, scented flowers that appear in spring and through the warm months; these are easily dried for lavender sachets, potpourri and the like. It makes an attractive low hedge and can be trimmed after flowering.3

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 5

Accession #: 198501273

Accession Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🌸 Flowering

Location: 2101

Quantity: 2

Culture: Dry between watering, prefers neutral to alkaline soils.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: euasterid I

Order: Lamiales

Family: Lamiaceae

SubFamily: Nepetoideae

Tribe: Ocimeae

SubTribe: Lavandulinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, January 06, 2017.
  2. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Friday, January 06, 2017.
  3. Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version

Images

Lavandula angustifolia