Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Mediterranean
Russia/Siberia
Types
Lavandula stoechas
Shrub
Number of Varieties
203
0
40000
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Habitat
Mediterranean region
Cold Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-94-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-8
7-1
Sunset Zone
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
Cushion/Mound-forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm2,330.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Blue Violet, Plum
Dark Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Sea Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Sea Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Sea Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green, Copper
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Purple, Sienna, Burgundy, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Narrow
Scale-like imbricate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
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
Acidic, Neutral
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
Grasshoppers
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Shade areas
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Headache
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cold, Nausia, Treating fever, Wounds
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
-
Other Uses
Air freshner, Used as an insecticide
Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Herb, Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Alpine, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Lavandula Stoechas
MICROBIOTA decussata
Common Name
Topped Lavender, Spanish Lavender
Microbiota, Siberian carpet cypress, Russian arbor vitae
In Hindi
Spanish Lavender
माइक्रोबायोटा
In German
Spanish Lavender
Mikrobiota
In French
Spanish Lavender
microbiote
In Spanish
Spanish Lavender
microbiota
In Greek
Ισπανικά Λεβάντα
μικροχλωρίδας
In Portuguese
Spanish Lavender
microbiota
In Polish
Spanish Lavender
mikroflory
In Latin
Spanish Lavender
Microbiota
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Lamiales
Pinales
Family
Lamiaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Lavandula
Microbiota
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
Lavanduleae
-
Subfamily
Nepetoideae
-
Number of Species
391
1
27800
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