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Lavandula latifolia
Also called Spike Lavendar, Broad Leaved Lavender, Broadleaf Lavender, Spike Lavender, Portuguese Lavender
Broadleaved lavender is a strongly aromatic, evergreen shrub from the western Mediterranean, grown for its fragrant lilac flower spikes. It needs full sun, sharp drainage and little water once established.
Lavandula latifolia, known as broadleaved lavender, spike lavender, aspic lavender or Portuguese lavender, is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the western Mediterranean basin. Hybridization can occur in the wild with English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia).
The scent of Lavandula latifolia is stronger, with more camphor, and more pungent than Lavandula angustifolia scent.
English lavender · French lavender · Woolly Lavender · Lavender · Cut Leaf Lavender · Spanish Lavender · Lavandula pinnata · Downy Lavender · French lavender · Lavender
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lavandula latifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
