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Lavandula angustifolia, formerly L. officinalis, is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean (Spain, France, Italy, Croatia etc.).Its common names include lavender, true lavender and English lavender [2] (though it is not native to England); also garden lavender, [3] common lavender and narrow-leaved lavender.
Lavenders flourish best in dry, well-drained, sandy or gravelly soils in full sun. [23] English lavender has a long germination process (14–28 days) and matures within 100–110 days. [24] All types need little or no fertilizer and good air circulation. In areas of high humidity, root rot due to fungus infection can be a problem.
In its native habitat, lavender grows in sandy, rocky soils, so make sure the spot you choose has good drainage and no standing water, or plant lavender in pots with drainage holes in the bottom.
Lavandula dentata, the fringed lavender or French lavender, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean basin, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Yemen, and the Arabian Peninsula. [1] Growing to 60 cm (24 in) tall, it has gray-green, linear or lance-shaped leaves with toothed edges and a lightly woolly texture. [2]
Grevillea lavandulacea is a spreading to protrate shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.2–1.5 m (7.9 in – 4 ft 11.1 in). Its adult leaves are narrow elliptic to linear, 5–40 mm (0.20–1.57 in) long and 0.5–10 mm (0.020–0.394 in) wide with the edges turned down.
Lavandula viridis in its natural habitat. Lavandula viridis is endemic to the southwestern Iberian Peninsula in southern Portugal (Algarve and Baixo Alentejo) and southwest Spain (Huelva and Seville) [2] [3] often found growing in dry conditions and nutrient poor soils, needing very little water to grow.
Lavandula multifida, the fernleaf lavender [1] or Egyptian lavender, [2] is a small plant, sometimes a shrub, native to the southern regions of the Mediterranean, including Iberia, Sicily, Northwest Africa and the Canary Islands. The plant grows up to 24 in (61 cm) tall. [1] The stems are grey and woolly.
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