LAVENDER SPECIES
ENGLISH LAVENDER (LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA)
Also called true or common lavender, it’s actually native to the Mediterranean. The small flowers attract bees and butterflies. It’s aromatic when brushed against or crushed and is cultivated for its high-quality lavender oil.
Form Up to 90cm-high clumps with wispy inflorescences at tips in blue-purple, blue-violet, lavender or white-pink. Narrow grey green to purple-green foliage.
Climate Frost tolerant.
Flowering time Early to mid-summer.
Formal or informal edging, rock gardens, herb
