Common Name: Lavender, Grosso
Botanical Name: Lavandula intermedia ‘Grosso’
Zone: 5-8
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Height: 2 – 2.5 ft
Width: 2 – 2.5 ft
Habit: Compact shrub
Flower: Large, plump, lavender clusters on terminal spikes
Bloom Season: June to August
Foliage: Narrow, gray-green leaves up to 2.5 in. long
Flavor: Strong
Fragrance: Highly scented
Sun: Full sun
Soil: Well-drained, sandy-gravelly, alkaline
Water: Dry-medium
Tolerant: Drought, heat, deer
Culinary Uses: Sweet treats, lavender ice cream, use sparingly in heavier meats & cheese dishes
Garden Uses: Alpine rockery, bedding plant, borders, cut flower, fragrance garden, ornamental
Medicinal Uses: Tonic against faintness, palpitations of a nervous sort, weak giddiness, spasms and colic, essential oils are used to relieve headaches, fatigue
Other Uses: Potpourri, sachets, soap making, leaves help repel mosquitoes
Attracts: Bees, butterflies
Harvesting: Cut the spikes, before fully opened, in early morning, tie in bundles of 50-100, hang in cool, dry, shaded area with good air circulation. Essential oils are extracted via steam distillation.
Photo: MO Botanical Garden, taken by WGHS member Anita Joggerst
Note: Mulch with rock, no organic mulches please.
Information provided on the traditional uses and properties of herbs are for educational use only, and is not intended as medical advice. You should always check with your health care practitioner before self-administering herbs.
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