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1m
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1m
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2-5 years
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2 hours care
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Botanical name: Lavandula pedunculata subsp. pedunculata
Other names: French lavender, Butterfly lavender, Lavandula stoechas subsp. pedunculata, Lavandula stoechas 'Butterfly', Lavandula stoechas 'Papillon', Lavandula 'Butterfly'
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Genus: Lavandula
Species: L. pedunculata subsp. pedunculata - L. pedunculata subsp. pedunculata is a compact evergreen shrub with linear, aromatic, grey-green leaves and small, round purple flowerheads tipped with large, lighter purple bracts.
Lavandula pedunculata subsp. pedunculata is: Evergreen
Flower: Purple, Dark-purple in Spring; Purple, Dark-purple in Summer
Foliage: Grey-green in All seasons
Fragrance: The flowers are highly scented. Good for drying.
Habit: Bushy, Clump-forming
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Plant with:
Borago officinalis (Borage), Vitis coignetiae (Crimson glory vine), Sternbergia lutea (Winter daffodil), Vitis vinifera 'Purpurea' (Tenturier grape), Vitis vinifera 'Brandt' (Grape vine 'Brandt'), Thymus x citriodorus 'Silver Queen' (Lemon thyme 'Silver Queen'), Nerine 'Zeal Giant' (Nerine 'Zeal Giant')
Lavandula pedunculata subsp. pedunculata (French lavender) will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Banks and Slopes, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Flavouring food and drinks, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Garden edging, Gravel, Mediterranean, Containers, Rock, Wildlife
Cultivation: Plant in well-drained soil in full sun. Does best in a sheltered position.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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Full Sun |
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South, East, West |
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Sheltered |
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Tender in frost (H3) |
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Comment from
Nicola
This plant is used in the Perfume garden by Laurie Chetwood and Patrick Collins in their Perfume garden for Chelsea Flower Show 2009. They say ' Provides stoechas oil, distilled in Spain, which has a camphorous odour and is used in perfumes and soaps. Probably the first lavender used for its oil (circa AD60)'
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