Tikroji levanda – Lavandula angustifolia

Tikroji levanda

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameTikroji levanda
Latin plant nameLavandula angustifolia Mill.
English plant nameEnglish Lavender
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Pods
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Cemetery
  • Solitaire
  • Combination with woody plants
  • Borders
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 30 to 40
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • short – 21-40 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • gray
Blossom color
  • white
  • violet
  • blue, blue tints
  • purple
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalityvery decorative
Ornamentality duration, months7
Grouplogn-lived perennial (grown 7 and more years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, cuttings. Unstratified seed germination is low (7 -12 percent). Seeds are sown in beds or cold beds in Spring. 1200 seeds per 1 gram. Seeds stay viable for a short period. The best time for taking cuttings is the end of June.