Lavandula x intermedia Silver Edge 'Walvera' PP13,091 (15) Quarts
aka 'Walberton's Silver Edge'
Common name: English Lavender.
Zones 5 to 9.
Full sun; to flower, Lavender must be grown in full sun.
Plants reach 24 to 36 inches tall and wide.
Growth rate: Moderate, erect herbaceous clump-forming perennial.
Variegated fragrant, blue-green leaves are edged with silvery-white margins. Violet-blue spikes raise mid-summer-fall.
Lavender will grow in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil; and prefers alkaline, sandy soil with low fertility. To prevent crown rot, well-drained soils are required, particularly in winter, so plant in hot, dry, sunny areas where nothing else seems to grow. Other than that, Lavender is known to have few problems with pests and diseases.
Hardy to below -10 degrees F, it returns year after year from the rootstock in northern zones, but may be evergreen in the south. Shearing back the evergreen foliage in early spring will rejuvenate plants and stimulate new growth.
Attributes: border plant, in containers, cut and dried flowers and foliage, drought tolerant, evergreen, fragrant, and mass plantings. Attracts butterflies. Deer and rabbit resistant. |
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