Lavandula viridis
- To: M*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Lavandula viridis
- From: "* F* D* <s*@nr.infi.net>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 11:29:17 -0500 (EST)
Suzannah:
>From a good friend who knows lavenders:
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>Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 10:03:35 -0500
>From: Rexford H Talbert <rht@widomaker.com>
>To: Richard Dufresne <salvia@nr.infi.net>
>Subject: Lavandula
>
>Dear Richard,
>
>It does indeed sound like L. viridis and it is of course closely related
>to L. stoechas, of which there is suppossed to be a white flowered
>cultivar with white bracts. L. viridis normally has green/white bracts
>and is for me considerably less hardy than L. stoechas. The lady who
>asked seems to be from Oregon and should contact Jim Becker for a good
>answer.
>
>Rex
My experience with the plant is similar, and I would describe the scent as
having a turpentine like odor with strong citrus notes.
Richard F. Dufresne
313 Spur Road
Greensboro, NC 27406
336-674-3105
