Common Name: Lavender, Ellagance Purple
Botanical Name: Lavandula angustifolia
Zone: 5 – 7
Type: Herbaceous perennial – CULINARY
Height: 12 – 18 in.
Width: 12 – 16 in.
Habit: Mounding
Flower: Brilliant purple.
Bloom Season: June
Foliage: Gray-green
Flavor: Sweet
Fragrance: Light, sweet, lavender scent
Sun: Full sun
Soil: Well-drained, sandy-gravelly, alkaline
Water: Dry-medium
Tolerant: Drought, heat, humidity deer, wind
Garden Uses: Fragrance garden; great in containers, cut flower, dried flower
Culinary Uses: Use in sweet treats, lavender ice cream
Other Users: Potpourri, sachets
Attracts: Bees, butterflies
Harvesting: For cooking, sachets & potpourris, cut flower spikes or strip flowers from stems just as blossoms show color; dry in a cool, shaded place. Leaves can be stripped & used fresh or dried. Essential oils are extracted via steam distillation.
Note: Mulch with rock, no organic mulches please
Information provided on the traditional uses and properties of herbs are for educational use only, and is not intended as medical advice. You should always check with your health care practitioner before self-administering herbs.
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