If you want to obtain inexpensive lavender plants, then sowing lavender is the ideal choice. This plant is perfect if you want to form flower beds, garnish path edges. The seeds are easy to sow; but you still have to have the right conditions. You should know that only lavandin cannot be sown because it is above all a hybrid obtained from aspic lavender and true lavender.
True lavender is used by perfumers because its fragrance is complex and very fine. It is mainly found in Provence (France), from 800 meters, up to 1200 meters. It forms a large, round bush. The flower stems have a single spike. Flowering takes place between the months of June and September.
Asp lavender is taller than true lavender, with much more greyish colored foliage. Its flower stems are branched. Its smell is similar to that of camphor. Flowering takes place between July and August. Unlike true lavender, it grows at low altitudes because it is very hardy and vigorous.
Dentate lavender is the least fragrant. Its foliage is however more decorative because it is embellished with indentations at the level of the leaves, which makes the plant very attractive to brighten up its garden. It needs calcareous soils, slightly cool because dentate lavender fears the cold, it is therefore necessary to have drainage. Flowering occurs early in the year, since it occurs in the spring.
Butterfly lavender has the specificity of having floral spikes accompanied by floral pieces in the shape of butterfly wings. This plant is mostly found in the Mediterranean, it is often called maritime lavender. It needs more heat. Flowering occurs in May and can last 3 months.
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