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LAVANDULA stoechas ssp. pedunculata
Topped Lavender

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:: Lamiaceae :: LAVANDULA :: stoechas ssp. pedunculata
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Main asset

Dark purple colored spikes, 3 to 4 cm high, appear in May-June, with 2 short sterile petals (about 1 cm) purple. The floral stems are quite long, giving a light and changing air to the flowers agitated by the wind.

Remarks

Prune very short after flowering (June), above the 3-4 lowest green shoots on the branches but never back to the old wood, to keep a harmonious shape. With this pruning once a year, French Lavender can live 10-12 years.

Toped Lavender, found in nature on draining siliceous soils around the Mediterranean sea, is distinguished from other French Lavenders with its longer floral stems, its spikes surmounted by 2 bracts, and its aromatic foliage with a very pronounced camphor smell.

  • Uses: Borders, Sunny flower beds, Enbankments, Rockeries, Planters, Pots

Global caracteristics:

  • Type of foliage: evergreen
  • Habit: round
  • Height: 80 cm x 60 cm (2.6 ft x 2 ft)
  • Growth: medium to fast
  • Flowering period: May to July

Shape and colours:

  • Foliage shape: linear
  • Foliage colour: green grey
  • Flowers shape: spikes surmounted by bracts
  • Flowers colour: violet

Plantation:

  • Soil type: draining necessary, poor, not limestone
  • Exposure: sun
  • Hardiness: - 15 °C (5 °F - USDA zone 7b)