Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Western Europe, Mediterranean
Russia/Siberia
Types
Lodden Blue, Royal Velvet,Sachet,Sharon Roberts,Mitchem Gray
Shrub
Number of Varieties
163
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40000
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Habitat
Rocky Mountains, Well Drained
Cold Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-84-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
7-1
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm2,330.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Lavender
Dark Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Sandy Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green, Copper
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Purple, Sienna, Burgundy, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Scale-like imbricate
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Layering, Seedlings
Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs less watering
Water during dry weather, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
cuckoo spot, Gray mold, Red blotch
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Plant Tolerance
Drought
Shade areas
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Flying insects, pollinators
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Skin irritation, Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Formal Garden, Hanging Basket, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Beautiful Skin, Good Cleanser, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Perfumes
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Deer resistant, Food for birds
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiseptic, Appetizer, Cholagogue, Diuretic, Sedative, Stomachic, Tonic
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers
-
Other Uses
Air freshner, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, For making oil for cosmetics, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Tea-like beverage can be brewed, Used as a condiment, Used as a flavouring in food
Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Cutflower, Edging, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Alpine, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
LAVANDULA angustifolia 'Munstead'
MICROBIOTA decussata
Common Name
English Lavender, Munstead Lavender
Microbiota, Siberian carpet cypress, Russian arbor vitae
In Hindi
Lavandula angustifolia
माइक्रोबायोटा
In German
Echter Lavendel
Mikrobiota
In French
Lavandula angustifolia
microbiote
In Spanish
Lavandula angustifolia
microbiota
In Greek
Lavandula angustifolia
μικροχλωρίδας
In Portuguese
Lavandula angustifolia
microbiota
In Polish
Lawenda wąskolistna
mikroflory
In Latin
Lavandyla angystifolia
Microbiota
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Lamiales
Pinales
Family
Lamiaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Lavandula
Microbiota
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
Lavanduleae
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Subfamily
Nepetoideae
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Number of Species
391
1
27800
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