Spanish Lavender
- Subject: Spanish Lavender
- From: E*@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 12:25:43 EST
In a message dated 11/18/01 11:03:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, Meum71@aol.com
writes:
<< "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. >>
Paul,
There are one or two others called Spanish lavender, all similar in that they
are not hardy in the north. You can grow them in a container where the
warmed up soil helps you get a larger plant. In the fall you can cut them
back and keep in a cool sunny place and most will live over. Or, you can
easily root some cuttings in the fall and keep over as an indoor plant. A
friend and I have been doing this for years with a small pot she bought
thinking it a hardy lavender. In the late winter winter it will bloom again.
This lavender is exceptionally easy to root. I have never, sigh!, been able
to grow any from seed.
Claire Peplowski
NYS z4
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