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Other common names French lavender
Synonyms Lavandula stoechas 'Butterfly' Lavandula 'Butterfly'
Lavandula stoechas 'Papillon' Lavandula stoechas subsp. pedunculata
Family Lamiaceae
Genus Lavandula are small aromatic evergreen shrubs with usually narrow, simple, entire, toothed or lobed leaves and small tubular flowers in dense spikes in summer
Details L. pedunculata subsp. pedunculata is a bushy evergreen shrub with narrow, grey-green leaves, and small violet flowers in long-stalked, dense ovoid heads tipped with large purple bracts
Plant range Iberian peninsula
Foliage Evergreen
Habit Bushy
Fragrance Flower
Hardiness
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H3
Full Sun
Aspect West-facing or South-facing or East-facing
Exposure Sheltered
Chalk
Clay
Loam
Sand
MoistureWell-drained
SoilChalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Ultimate height 0.5-1 metres
Ultimate spread 0.5-1 metres
Time to ultimate height 2-5 years
Cultivation Grow in well-drained soil in a sheltered, sunny position
Propagation Propagate by seed or semi-hardwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types Banks and Slopes Drought Resistant Flower borders and beds Garden Edging City & Courtyard Gardens Rock Garden Coastal Cottage & Informal Garden Gravel Garden Patio & Container Plants Wildlife Gardens Mediterranean Climate Plants
Pruning Pruning group 10
Pests Can get rosemary leaf beetle and cuckoo spit (froghoppers)
Diseases Grey moulds may be a problem
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