Lavendula angustifolia, commonly known as lavender, has a delightful scent that you can smell upon crushing the flowers. To scent rooms or bedding, crush the dried flowers just before needed to release the essential oils. Dried nosegays were used to ward off the plague, and the leaves and flowers were strewn on the floor to repell insects and mask unwanted odors in old London. The Romans evidently used lavender in their bathwater; the word is derived from the latin word "lava" to wash.
This open plant is an early flowering selection with more blue in the flowers. Dwarf Munstead is the most aromatic of the lavenders, giving off a sweet anad delicate perfume. It is great for drying, hung by itself or with other tiny flowers. Plant height: 38cm (15").
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Lady Lavender
Lady Lavender flowers reliably from seed the first year. The soft green compact plants are topped with masses of lavender blue flower spikes by late summer. Best treated as an annual. AAS award winner.
