Lavandula x intermedia ‘Grosso’
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Lavandula x intermedia ‘Grosso’, Lavender Grosso
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Lavandula
Very long spikes of purple blue flowers. Narrow, grey, aromatic foliage. Culinary; add flowers and leaves sparingly to stews and to flavour sugar for use in puddings and baking.
Want to learn more? Read Jekka’s Guide to Lavender.
Characteristics:
• Hardiness: H5 (-10 to -15C)
• Type: Evergreen Shrub
• Height: 85cm
• Spread: 65cm
Lavender Grosso 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: Purple, Blue
• 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: No
• 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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