Re: new introductions - some diffrent plants to try this year.

Lavandula stoechas:

"Spanish lavender" or "French Lavender" (la-VAN-dew-la STOY-kas) LAMIACEAE plants have lavender flowers in terminal club like heads that are held just above the foliage. Compact growing semi-woody plants are 2 feet tall and 2.5 feet wide these plants are drought tolerant one established and are hardy in zones 8 to 10.  farther north they can be grown as annuals from an early sowing.  For continued flowering-trim plants back often during the year.
Grow in full sun in well draining soils. Native from the Mediterranean were it is found growing on dry hill sides and open woods and scrub areas. Plants have been used medicinally and have fragrant flowers too. they do make great dried flowers for scented sachets. The genus name comes from the word to "wash" and plants were used in making soaps. Sow at 70ºF, if no germination in 4 weeks, move to the fridge for 3 weeks, then back to F. 70 Surface sow, light needed for best germination.
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