Sweet Lavender

Sweet Lavender

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Sweet Lavender

Lavandula heterophylla

A vigorous hybrid lavender with exceptionally sweet, honey-like fragrance, long flower spikes, and bright mint-green foliage.

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Description

Lavandula heterophylla is a vigorous, hybrid evergreen shrub prized for its exceptionally sweet fragrance, long flowering stems, and bright, mint-green foliage. This cross between English Lavender (L. angustifolia) and Portuguese Lavender (L. latifolia) forms an upright, bushy mound of linear, aromatic leaves that are smooth at the tips and subtly toothed near the base, with a distinctive bright, mint-green color. From late spring through summer, it produces long, slender, elegant flower spikes rising well above the foliage, covered in small, tubular, pale lavender-blue to soft purple blossoms. The flowers and foliage emit a sweet, herbaceous, distinctly honey-like lavender fragrance that is less camphorous than many other lavenders, making it highly attractive to bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. With its larger size, vigorous growth, and excellent tolerance for heat, drought, deer, and poor, well-drained soils, it is an outstanding choice for low hedges, borders, mass plantings, slopes, and containers.

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  • Light: Full sun (essential for best growth and flowering)

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  • Foliage & Flowers: Linear, bright mint-green, aromatic leaves (smooth tips, toothed near base); long, slender spikes of small, tubular, pale lavender-blue to soft purple flowers, blooming from late spring through summer .
  • Mature Height: 36-60 inches (3-5 ft)
  • Mature Spread: 36-60 inches (3-5 ft)
  • Growth Rate: Vigorous
  • Hardiness Zones: USDA 7-9 ; Sunset 8, 9, 12-24
  • Core Benefits: Exceptionally sweet, honey-like lavender fragrance, long elegant flower spikes, bright mint-green foliage, heat and drought tolerant, deer resistant.
  • Best Uses: Low hedges, borders, mass plantings, slopes, Mediterranean gardens, containers.

Faqs

Q: How is Sweet Lavender different from English Lavender?
A: It has a sweeter, less camphorous, honey-like fragrance, longer flower spikes, larger size (3-5 ft), and bright mint-green foliage (vs. gray-green). Its scent is often described as more floral and sweet.

Q: How large does it get?
A: It is a larger lavender, typically reaching 3-5 feet in both height and spread at maturity.

Q: How much sun does it need?
A: For the densest growth, best fragrance, and most abundant flowers, plant in full sun (at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily).

Q: How much water does it need?
A: Once established, it is drought tolerant. Water regularly during its first year, then little to no supplemental water is needed. It requires well-drained soil.

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