| Description | A different cultivar in which the white flowers turn to pink. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (lav-AN-dew-lah) (an-gus-tee-FOH-lee-uh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, tolerates dry ones established |
| Soil & Site | Prefers well drained and many sources list a lime content is needed. I have found the soil needs to be well drained or the plant will rot. I learned this through growing plants at my nursery. Plants at the well drained areas of the beds were more apt to survive the winter, than the low ends of the bed. |
| Flowers | spikes, dark brown bracts, petals (corolla) start white fade to pink, fragrant |
| Leaves | grey to greenish green leaves |
| Maintenance | I do my pruning in the spring time, leaving the plants for winter interest, cut back 50-75% in the spring (this is for L. angustifolia ) |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Originated as a sport of Munstead or Compacta as a seedling found at the Van Hevelingen, Nursery in Newberg Oregon. Named by owners wife and released in 1994. |
| Misc Facts | The species name angustifolium means narrow-leafed. The oil distilled from lavender is used in medicines and scents. |
| Notes & Reference | #129-The Genus Lavandula (Tim Upson, Susyn Andrews) |
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