LAMIACEAE Lavendar

0836 French Lavender

In warm climates the French Lavender will form a large shrub growing 1m high and will be covered most of the year in lightly scented, purple flowers. This species is most popular as a hedge. Grows quickly and is always flowering. Lavender is a member of the mint (Lamiaceae) family. It is a hardy plant best known for its beautiful fragrance. It’s a low-growing but mostly upright shrub featuring silvery leaves rich with aromatic oils. Lavender is a great low-maintenance choice as it’ll flush into fragrant, colourful bloom with very little attention. Lavender flowers in a range of shades, from pink and purple to off-white, depending on the variety, and can flower for much of the year. It grows to between 30 and 60 centimetres high, and usually less than 60 centimetres wide, but occasionally extends to one metre. French lavender billows with strong-scented grey-green toothed leaves and long, furry, purple flowers. French Lavender is particularly happy in a pot, as a hedge and can also be mass planted. INFORMATION FROM: Flower Power IMAGE BY: Hazel Hogarth TAKEN: September 2008. Pymble NSW