Varpinė levanda – Lavandula latifolia

Varpinė levanda

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameVarpinė levanda
Latin plant nameLavandula latifolia Medik.
English plant nameSpike Lavender
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Pods
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Cemetery
  • Wild plant parterre
  • Combination with woody plants
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 30 to 40
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • middle height – 41- 60 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
  • gray
Blossom color
  • white
  • red, red tints
  • violet
  • blue, blue tints
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
Blooming period3 months
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months6
Grouplogn-lived perennial (grown 7 and more years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds and cuttings. Unstratified seed germination is low (7 -12 percent). Seeds are sown in boxes or cold beds in Spring. 1200 seeds per 1 gram. Seed viability is quickly lost. The best time for taking cuttings is the end of June.