Re: Lavender lovers
Where did you find the "Sawyers"? I've looked everywhere with no success.
Sheryl
Alistair and Alison wrote:
> >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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