Lavandula stoechas | French Lavender, Spanish Lavender | Shrub
Lavandula stoechas belongs to the plant family LAMIACE and Genus Lavandula This Shrub prefers Dry, well drained soil a pH of 07,08 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Lavandula stoechas does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Lavandula stoechas so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Lavandula stoechas French lavender,Spanish lavender is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Lavandula stoechas | French Lavender, Spanish Lavender is either a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall or it can be classed as an evergreen but only for warmer climates (maintains leaves all year round). Beware using trees that lose their leaves around fish ponds.
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Apiarists will like this plant because it attracts bees. Lavandula stoechas can survive cold winters where the average annual low is -20 Fahrenheit. Spanish lavender (also known as French lavender) needs summer days with high heat. Full sun is best for growing this plant. It needs soil that is dry, well drained.
Lavandula stoechas will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 5 and20 years.
Lavandula stoechas is a woody perennial. Leaves: Spanish lavender (locally known in some parts as French lavender) has woolly leaves. Flowers: This plant has cone shaped dense clusters of tiny blossoms. Blossoms appear in May and continue through August. The flowers are most often a purple color.
Lavandula stoechas | French Lavender, Spanish Lavender is classed as a flowering plant specimen. The flower's principle colouring is purple. If the flower has other colours these flower accent colors would be described as … . Secondary color or not the flower is described as: cone shaped dense clusters of tiny blossoms
Stems;Leaves of the plant Lavandula stoechas have a smell of fragrant foliage and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … |
In the Northern Hemisphere Lavandula stoechas starts to bloom around 05,01 blooming stops about 08,31
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 3' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
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