Plant Profile

Lavendula dentata (French Lavender)

A highly ornamental, low growing fragrant sub-shrub. French lavender has a narrow, gray-green fragrant leaves, with square toothed edges. Flowers are fragrant and lavender in color, on short spike clusters topped with petal-like bracts. It does very well on sandy loamy soil with very good drainage. Blooms continually, in mild-winter areas. The flower attracts bees . Drought tolerant but do best with regular watering. Should be pruned immediately after blooming to keep the plant compact.

Landscape Information
Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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French Name: Lavendula dentata

Arabic Name: Lavender

Pronunciation: lav-AN-dew-lah den-TAY-tuh
Plant type: Shrub
Origin: Mediterraneaen region
Heat Zones: 8 to 11

Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Uses: Hedge, Mass Planting, Wildlife, Native to Lebanon
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Moderate

Tree Shape: oval

Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical

Canopy Density: Medium

Canopy Texture: Fine

Height at Maturity: 0.5 to 1 m

Spread at Maturity: Less than 50 cm

Time to Ultimate Height: 2 to 5 Years

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Foliage

Leaf Arrangement : Opposite

Leaf Venation: Nearly Invisible

Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

Leaf Type: Simple

Leaf Blade: Less than 5

Leaf Shape: Linear

Leaf Margins: Dentate

Leaf Texture: Smooth

Leaf Scent: Pleasant (Spicy)

Color(growing season): Green

Color(changing season): Green
Flower

Flower Showiness: Yes

Flower Size Range: 3 - 7

Flower Type: Spike

Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

Flower Scent: Pleasant (Spicy)

Flower Color: Purple

Seasons: Year Round
Trunk
Fruit

Fruit Type: Capsule

Fruit Showiness: No

Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5

Fruit Color: Black

Seasons: Year Round

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: Yes

Heat Tolerance: No

Drought Tolerance: No

Salt Tolerance: Poor
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam

Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Water Requirements: Moderate, Low

Light Requirements: Full
Management

Toxicity: No

Invasive Potential: No

Pruning Requirements: Needed, to develop a strong structure

Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

Surface Rooting: No

Life Span: Less than 25

Edible Parts: Fruit

Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting