General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 24-36 inches
Plant Spread: 18-24 inches
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Fragrant
Other: Gray-green leaves that are deeply lobed
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Other: The flowers of this lavender are not recommended for human consumption.
Flower Color: Other: Blue violet
Flower Time: Summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Provides winter interest
Culinary Herb
Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity: Other: can cause allergic reactions
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Other info: Plant lavender seeds beginning in summer and through the fall months. Slow to germinate, lavender seeds require patience. It will take about eight weeks for the seeds to develop enough to transplant to their final location.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Other: Cut tender shoots that are around 2-4 in long with around 3-5 nodes. Avoid woody stems. Cut just below the last node.
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Fernleaf Lavender
  • Egyptian Lavender
  • Lavender
  • California Lavender
  • French Lace

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Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-05-15
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Date: 2019-04-02
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-04-13
Location: Fairfax, VA | November, 2023
Date: 2023-11-05
Location: Loki Schmidt Garten - Botanischer Garten der Universität Hamburg
Date: 2022-09-13
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Date: 2020-04-18

Date: 2013-02-12
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: February

Date: 2013-02-12

Date: 2013-02-12

Date: 2013-02-12
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2014-06-29
First year plant from winter sown seed.

photo credit:  Yoko Nekonomania
Photo by robertduval14
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Comments:
  • Posted by chelle (N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b, and Florida - Zone 9b - Zone 9b) on Oct 14, 2014 5:53 PM concerning plant:
    Seeds of Lavender (Lavandula multifida) can be winter sown, and plants will bloom about twelve weeks after germination. Plants are very drought tolerant and thrive in neglected, poor soil conditions.
Plant Events from our members
chelle On October 13, 2014 Transplanted
Into rock garden, six month old plant. Lower center, toward NW corner. Zone 8 plant, but it may drop seeds for next year.
lovesblooms On February 26, 2020 Seeds sown
indoors, heat, lights
Mielikki On February 8, 2024 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
Froze.
Mielikki On March 23, 2023 Obtained plant
Bought from Green n' Growing.
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