lavandula angustifolia

 

  • Dwarf Munstead, Munstead Blue and Munstead Variety) L. angustifolia variety, 30 cm (12 in) tall, having pink-purple to lavender-blue inflorescences that are slightly fragrant,[20]
    named after Munstead Wood in Surrey, which was the home of Gertrude Jekyll • ‘Sarah’, grows to 15–60 cm (6–24 in), the flowers are petite, as is the plant, used as a short edging, or as a very fragrant addition to the window box, dark violet
    flowers • ‘Lady Lavender’, grows to 45 cm (18 in), fragrant, gray-green foliage and lavender-blue flowers in summer, prefers full sun, well-drained soil, low water, hardy to -30 °C (–20 °F) Semi-dwarf cultivars[edit] Bowles Early, Hidcote
    Variety, Loddon Blue, Martha Roderick, Jean Davis, Twickle Purple, Pink Perfume • ‘Hidcote’ (syn.

  • [5] Cultivars AGM cultivars[edit] The following cultivars of L. angustifolia and its hybrids have gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit:-[6] • L.
    × intermedia ‘Alba'[7] (large white) • L. angustifolia ‘Beechwood Blue’ [8] • L. angustifolia ‘Hidcote’ [9] • L. × intermedia ‘Hidcote Giant’ [10] • L. angustifolia ‘Imperial Gem’ [11] • L. angustifolia Little Lottie=’Clarmo'[12] • L. angustifolia
    ‘Miss Katherine’ [13] • L. angustifolia Miss Muffet=’Scholmis'[14] • L. angustifolia ‘Nana Alba'[15] (dwarf white) • L. × intermedia Olympia=’Downoly’ [16] • L × chaytoriae ‘Richard Gray'[17] • L. × chaytoriae ‘Sawyers'[18] • L. × intermedia
    ‘Sussex'[19] Dwarf cultivars[edit] Compacta, Folgate, Dwarf Blue, Dwarf White, Hidcote Pink, Hidcote Superior, Munstead, Nana Atropurpurea, Nana Rosea, Sarah, Summerland Supreme, Lady Lavender • ‘Hidcote Superior’, a compact evergreen shrub
    40 cm x 45 cm (16 in x 18 in) with fragrant gray-green foliage and deep violet-blue flowers in summer, prefers full sun, well drained soil, low water, hardy to -30 °C (-20 °F), western Mediterranean species • ‘Munstead’ (syn.

  • Its common names include lavender, true lavender or English lavender[2] (though not native to England); also garden lavender,[3] common lavender, and narrow-leaved lavender.

  • Dried lavender flowers and lavender essential oil are also used as a prevention against clothing moths, which do not like their scent.

  • Thought to be the original species lavender, harvested for its oil.

  • This has large deep Lavender-purple flowers on very long 60 cm (24 in) stems.

  • Cultivation English lavender is commonly grown as an ornamental plant.

  • A pale pink flowered lavender with exceptionally fruity taste • ‘Pink Perfume’ 60 cm x 45 cm (24 in x 18 in) Giant cultivars[edit] Alba, Blackhouse Purple, Biostos, Bridestowe,
    Graves, Gray Lady, Gwendolyn Anley, Hidcote Giant, Irene Doyle, Mailette, Middachten • ‘Hidcote Giant’.

  • Etymology The species name angustifolia is Latin for “narrow leaf”.

  • The flowers are pinkish-purple (lavender-coloured), produced on spikes 2–8 cm (1–3 in) long at the top of slender, leafless stems 10–30 cm (4–12 in) long.

  • It is popular for its colourful flowers, its fragrance, and its ability to survive with low water consumption.

 

Works Cited

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