Lavender – Italian

Plant family: Lamiaceae

Plant origin: Lavenders originated in India and the Mediterranean.

Fruit description:

Flowers: The flowers occur in various shades of purple from mauve to deep blue-purple. They are tiny, produced in dense heads on erect spikes that stand above the leaves.

Growing conditions: Lavenders are lovely aromatic shrubs, grown as low hedges, in pots or grouped. Plant it along a narrow path so the perfume is released as you brush against the foliage. The leaves are tiny, greyish green, with toothed edges. Lavender loves sunshine. Grow it in well-drained soil, preferably slightly alkaline. Prune the plant back when flowering is over to keep the shrub compact.

Uses: Lavender is used for its essential oils. Extracts can be used in soaps, lotions, perfumes, candles. Dried flower spikes are used to perfume linen.

Medicinal uses:

Pollination requirements: Self-Pollinating

Harvest time All year.

Plant relatives

Special features:

Grown by method: Cutting Grown Pot size: 100mm

Plant growing Height and Width for pots or in the ground planting: Grows to 1 metres high by 1 metres wide if Planted in a Pot. Grows 1 metres high by 1 metres wide if Planted in the Ground.

Shipping plant pot or planter bag size: 100mm