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To: gaijin

Maybe it is one of these:

Recommended Varieties

English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) USDA Hardiness Zones 5-8

‘Munstead’ An old-fashioned standard with blue-purple flowers. 18” tall
‘Hidcote’ is favored for its dark purple flowers. 24” tall
‘Jean Davis’ produces pale pink flower spikes. 18” tall

Lavandin (Lavandula x intermedia) USDA Hardiness Zones 5-8

‘Provence’ dries particularly well. 30” tall

‘Grosso’ is highly disease resistant and fragrant. 30” tall

Fringed Lavender (Lavandula dentata) USDA Hardiness Zones 8-9

This is a bushy, spreading shrub that produces dense purple-blue flower spikes that are very pretty, but only mildly fragrant. 3’ tall

French Lavender (Lavandula stoechas) USDA Hardiness Zones 8-9

A beautiful Mediterranean native that is compact and bushy with fragrant, dark purple flowers topped by a feathery purple bract. Good cultivars include: ‘Dark Eyes’ and ‘Silver Frost’.

Spanish Lavender (Lavendula stoechas subsp. pedunculata) USDA Hardiness Zones 9-10

Bears its flower stalks high above the foliage.


14 posted on 07/06/2017 5:59:56 PM PDT by Cecily
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To: Cecily

I think it’s either French or Spanish lavender. They are sometimes both known as “bunny ears” for those top two petals that stick up. Spanish is a little darker, though, so I’d say it’s French lavender.

Lavender is a great plant. Lots of sun, water but not too much, and it will be happy.


25 posted on 07/06/2017 6:11:49 PM PDT by livius
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