Lavandula x intermedia ‘Fred Boutin’

 

This larger growing lavender is very silver and compact in shape and will be a powerful addition to the border or silver bed. Deep blue long spikes of lightly fragrant flowers over a long period. Shear lavenders lightly in early spring just as they begin growth and again after flowering to keep tidy.

Common Name:  Lavender

Family:  Lamiaceae (The Mint Family)

Zone Hardiness:  5

Light:  Full Sun

Height:  2-4'

Width:  12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Purple

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Foliage Colour:  Silver

Class:  Evergreen

Type:  Perennial

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Soil Moisture:  Average, Dry

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Fragrance:  Yes

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Benefits:  Bees Butterflies

Deer Resistant:  Yes

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Dry grassy slopes amongst rocks, in exposed, usually parched, hot rocky situations often on calcareous soils.

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