Re: lavender Q
- Subject: Re: lavender Q
- From: Jan Smithen j*@earthlink.net
- Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 16:50:27 -0700
Hi Nan,
Both Lavandula canariensis and L. viridis are green. I'm sure you know
Canary Island lavender with it's ferny lime-green foliage and bright blue
flowers.
L. viridis, Green lavender, is one of my favorites. It looks like a large
version of a stoechas lavender, but upright with soft green foliage. The
flower spikes are pale green with tiny cream flowers. Has a strong
lavender/pine fragrance and is great to lay on the barbecue with fish. In
bloom now in my garden.
Jan
On 4/4/05 3:49 PM, Talkingpoints@PlantSoup.Com wrote
> Which species/variety of lavender has green leaves rather than
> gray/green or silver?
>
> Nan