French lavender or Spanish lavender
Lavandula stoechas
Name
Botanical name: | Lavandula stoechas |
Colloquial name: | French lavender or Spanish lavender |
Growth
Mature height: | 40 to 50 cm |
Leaf
Foliage: | lanceolate needle-shaped, aromatic |
Leaf color: | gray green |
Blossom / fruit
Blossom: | flowers in long-stalked, dense ovoid heads tipped with large bracts |
Flowering period: | May till September |
Flower color: | purple |
Miscellaneous
Flowering period: | all year round |
Ships as: | as pot plant |
Hardiness: | yes but sensitive to frost |