Lavandula viridis ‘Jekka’s Blue’
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Lavandula viridis ‘Jekka’s Blue’, Lavender Jekka’s Blue
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Lavandula
Oblong flower heads covered in pale blue flowers topped with pale green bracts. Linear, slightly sticky, green leaves. Wonderful pine, lemon, lavender scent to flowers and leaves. Culinary; use the leaves sparingly to make rice stuffings.
Want to learn more? Read Jekka’s Guide to Lavender.
Characteristics:
• Hardiness: H3 (1 to -5C)
• Type: Evergreen Shrub
• Height: 60cm
• Spread: 60cm
Lavender Jekka’s Blue can be seen at the herb farm in Jekka’s Herbetum and is available to buy as herb plants.
Details
• Aspect: Full Sun
• Soil type: Sand, Chalk, Loam, Free Draining
• pH: Universal pH
• Habit: Bushy
• Flowering colour: Pale Blue, Pale Green
• Flowering time: Summer
• Uses: Culinary & Medicinal (Read Jekka’s Guide To Culinary Herbs and Medicinal Herbs for more information)
• Attracts pollinators: Yes (Read Jekka’s Guide to Pollinators for more information)
• Container suitability: Yes
• UK native: No
• Caution: N/A
Growing
• Grown from seed: No
• Propagation: Cuttings
• Maintenance: (See Jekka’s Blogs on Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer and Autumn maintenance)
• Harvest: N/A
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