Size
Growing conditions
Colour & scent
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Position
Aspect
Exposure
Botanical details
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Potentially harmful
- Genus
Lavandula are small aromatic evergreen shrubs with usually narrow, simple, entire, toothed or lobed leaves and small tubular flowers in dense spikes in summer
- Name status
Correct
- Plant range
- S Oman
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in sharply-drained or sandy soil in a sunny, sheltered position. Suited to warmer southern localities or inner city areas. See lavender cultivation for further advice
Propagation
Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Pruning
Pruning group 10, after flowering
Pests
May be susceptible to rosemary beetle and cuckoo spit (froghoppers)
Diseases
High Risk Host for Xylella fastidiosa. May be susceptible to grey moulds (Botrytis) and honey fungus (rarely)
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