Re: Unknown Lavandula(s)

At 04:05 AM 5/28/99 -0400, Cali Doxiadis wrote:
>From a garden-center here in Corfu I bought an unidentified lavender.
>It's in blossom now.  It looks like some form of 'dentata'though the
>ones I know have grayish leaves and these are bright (light) green.
>Does any one have any ideas?

Cali - 

I imagine that this is a form of L. dentata that we also grow here.  It
looks just like the grey leaved form but has bright green, nicely dentate
leaves.  The flowers are lavnder and just like the grey-leaved L. dentata
(which we often see listed as L. dentata candicans).

At 10:51 AM 5/29/99 -0700, Susannah wrote:
> I grow a wonderful  lavender that, with the help of folks on this list, I
>have tentatively identified as L. viridis.  Here's a copy of my post to the
>list, with a description -- see if it matches your plant.  I'll also send
>you some pictures Roger Bastin sent me.  If what you have isn't what I
>have, let's trade cuttings!  (description deleted)

Susannah - 

Yours seems to be most certainly L. viridis - bright green leaves (without
dentations) and greenish-white stoechas-like flowers.  It does have a very
un-lavender fragrance and I also like, but I can see how some would find it
a bit offensive.  We see it occasionally arounf here, but it does tend to
die suddenly for no apparent reason.  I think it is like other Canarian
lavenders in being somewhat short-lived or tender.  I always try and take
some cuttings - I have some rooted now which are handy replacements for
the plant I lost this winter.

I am learning more about lavenders in creating web pages for them.  It
is hard to determine how to present the various types and make it clear to
folks how they differ.  'The Lavender Bag', a small publication of
lavender enthusiasts world-wide is very helpful (e-mail me if you want more
information).  I am also planting many kinds of lavenders at my son's
school for the garden teacher to use in her classes.  It is fun to see
the various types growing together, seeing their forms and shapes more
clearly contrasted when side by side.  They are also just the type of
drought tolerant, easy care plants I'm trying establish at this site.

 
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