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Common Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Unranked: Angiosperms
Unranked: Eudicots
Unranked: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Lavandula
Species: L. angustifolia
Binomial name
Lavandula angustifolia
Mill.
Synonyms
  • Lavandula officinalis Chaix ex Vill.[1]
  • Lavandula pyrenaica DC.[1]
  • Lavandula spica L.[1]
  • Lavandula vera DC.[1]

Lavandula angustifolia (also Lavandula spica or Lavandula vera; common lavender, true lavender, narrow-leaved lavender or English lavender (though not native to England); formerly L. officinalis) is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the western Mediterranean region, primarily in the Pyrenees and other mountains in northern Spain.

Synonyms[]

Lavandula officinalis - Chaix. Lavandula spica - L. Lavandula vera - DC.

Common Names[]

Lavender, English Lavender, or True Lavender



Requirements[]

  • Full to partial sun
  • Zones 5-9

Characteristics[]

  • Achieves a height of 1.5'
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