General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 24-36 inches
Plant Spread: 24-36 inches
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Fragrant
Other: Gray green finely toothed lacy foliage
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Other: Flowers are divided in three parts like a fork
Flower Color: Other: Blue-violet
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Provides winter interest
Culinary Herb
Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity: Other: can cause allergic reactions
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Other info: Plant lavender seeds beginning in summer and through the fall months. Slow to germinate, lavender seeds require patience. It will take about eight weeks for the seeds to develop enough to transplant to their final location.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Other: Cut tender shoots that are around 2-4 in long with around 3-5 nodes. Avoid woody stems. Cut just below the last node.
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Fern Leaf Lavender
  • Jagged Lavender
  • Lavender

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Location: Fairfax, VA | November 2022
Date: 2022-11-06
Location: Fairfax, VA | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-15
Location: In my garden
Date: Mar 24, 2008 11:46 AM
Location: In my garden
Date: Mar 24, 2008 11:45 AM
Location: Fairfax, VA | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-14
Location: Longwood Gardens Conservatory, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2017-11-24

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Date: 2011-01-04

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