Lavandula angustifolia
‘Graves’
at Digging Dog

Lavandula

Lavender

In the Middle Ages, Lavender was a chief ingredient in the famous “Four Thieves” vinegar, and today no classic sachet or potpourri would be complete without it.

We use Lavenders in every garden we design. Dependable and drought tolerant, their strikingly handsome flowers, whether white or blue, pink, violet or purple, offer a heady aroma and an upright spiky look, while the foliage forms a pleasing mound during the off season. In the herb garden, border or rockery, they combine well with grasses, perennials or other shrubs. If the plants are cut back in late June, many cultivars will produce a second bloom in autumn.

Further reading about Lavandula:

The Genus Lavandula A Botanical Magazine Monograph by Tim Upson and Susyn Andrews

Lavender The Grower’s Guide by Virginia McNaughton

Lavandula angustifolia ‘Graves’ 

Tall slender stems rise from a mound of elegant sword-shaped gray-green foliage, the longest leaves of any angustifolia cultivar. Abundant green buds tinted with purple open into dark violet blooms held by light purple calyxes, and make excellent cut flowers, fresh or dried.

Blooms June–July.

Size: 2-1/2'–3' high x 3' wide; hardy to zone 5.

Lavandula angustifolia Graves (S-0422)
Each $6.50
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