Monday, March 29, 2010

Lavender





Lavender
Lavandula angustifuolia
‘Munstead’ or ‘Hidcote’
Perennial

Size:
Height ‘Munstead: 12-18”x 12-18“
’Hidcote’: 8-12” x 8-12“

Sun: Full sun / part shade
Water: Low

Blooms:June, later in the summer if trimmed


Landscape Use: Hardy to 8,500 feet

Comments: Fragrant and hardy. Blooms can be
dried and used as cooking herb. Attracts bees
while blooming.

Maintenance: Deadhead after blooms,
Then Cut back in the fall or spring.
Maximum Elevations 8,500ft.

Said to be deer resistent.



Has Gray Foliage through most of the Winter but needs to be cut back to avoid looking messy!



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