Lavandula angustifolia 'SILVER LEAF' lavender
size/type
mid-sized perennial,mid-sized perennial
usual height
0,6-0,8m
usual width
0,4-0,6m
leaves
evergreen broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
showy
colour of flowers
blooming time
June-July
location
full sun
USDA zone (lowest)
5b (down to -27°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Description of the plant:
Lavender is so widespread around the world that exalting its beauty is like carrying coals to Newcastle. And for the same reason - so many plants in cultivation in different conditions there are numerous more or less conspicuous variations that usually slip away unrecognized because the producer is often convinced that he has the one and only true species. Still, someone spots the difference and voilá – here’s a new selection that deserves to be described.Silver Leaf is a tall growing selection of French lavender with evergreen, glittering, silvery foliage on a sunny and dry day. The leaves are wider compared with the species and very fragrant. From early summer until midsummer it produces 60-80 cm tall stems with short spikes of aromatic violet colours.
It is best grown in masses in order to fully display its colour. It is not picky about soil type provided it is well drained. It is a sun loving plant that is used to growing in dry conditions and may rot in wet soil. Cut back last year’s growth to 10-15 cm every spring to keep it bushy and compact. Fully hardy to min. -27°C (USDA 5b).
Last update 04-08-2014
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GLOSSARY
- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
- DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
- EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
- HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
