Re: Lavender lovers
- To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
- Subject: Re: Lavender lovers
- From: "* a* A* <e*@enterprise.net>
- Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 07:51:31 -0000
>Hi there... can anyone tell me which of the lavenders with dark purple
>flowers grows tallest? How tall is tall for a lavender?
>
>Thanks!
>Nan Sterman
In my experience two of the tallest dark purple lavenders are:
L. angustifolia 'Imperial Gem' 75cm
L. stoechas 'Marshwood' 70cm
Another stunning one I have in my garden is L. lanata x angustifolia
'Sawyers' which has silver foliage and dark purple flowers and grows to
about 60cm. The flowers are delightfully tapered and it grows into an
unusually elegant bush shape. I would _definately_ recommend this one!
There are some taller lavenders which are tender here in the UK but may be
OK in your climate. These are L x allardii (common name is giant lavender)
and grow to 150cm or so. However I don't know of any dark purple forms of
these. They tend to be more bright blue in colour.
HTH
Alison
North Wales UK
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