Common Name: Lavender, maillette
Botanical Name: Lavandula angustifolia ‘Maillette’
Zone: 5 – 9
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Height: 18 – 24 in.
Width: 24 – 36 in.
Habit: Compact, mounding
Flower: Deep purple, terminal spikes
Bloom Season: Apr. – June
Foliage: Gray-green narrow leaves
Fragrance: Strongly but sweetly fragrant, fresh, and floral-herbaceous with woody undertones
Sun: Full sun
Soil: Well-drained, sandy-gravelly, alkaline
Water: Dry-medium
Tolerant: Drought, heat, wind, deer
Garden Uses: Great in container, herb garden, rock gardens, fragrance garden, borders
Medicinal Uses: Preferred lavender variety for therapeutic and medicinal use
Other Uses: Dried flowers are used in potpourris and sachets; oils are used in creams, soaps, shampoos and natural perfumes
Attracts: Bees, butterflies
Harvesting: For cooking, sachets & potpourris, cut flower spikes or strip flowers from stems just as blossoms show color; dry in a cool, shaded place. Leaves can be stripped & used fresh or dried. essential oils are extracted via steam distillation
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.