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Lavandula stoechas
Also called Italian Lavender, Spanish Lavender, Topped Lavender, Wild Lavender
French lavender is an evergreen Mediterranean shrub grown for its purple flowers and bracts that appear in late spring. It thrives in hot, dry, sunny spots with fast-draining, alkaline soil.
Lavandula stoechas, the Spanish lavender or topped lavender (U.S.) or French lavender (U.K.), is a species of lavender native to the Mediterranean Basin.
This species is more tender than common lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), being less frost-resistant, but harsher and more resinous in its oils. Like other lavenders, it is associated with hot, dry, sunny conditions in alkaline soils. However, it tolerates a range of situations, though it may be short-lived. Hardy down to −10 °C (14 °F) (USDA zones 8–10).
The following cultivars have won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-
English lavender · French lavender · Woolly Lavender · Broadleaved lavender · Lavender · Cut Leaf Lavender · Spanish Lavender · Lavandula pinnata · Downy Lavender · Lavender
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lavandula stoechas 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.
