Fat Spike Lavandin

Lavandula x intermedia 'Grosso' Lamiaceae

Growth habit

Dwarf Shrub

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Robison Herb Garden

Source of plant

Well-Sweep Herb Farm, T. DeBaggio Herbs, Richters, Cornell Botanic Gardens

Description

A vigorous dwarf shrub with good disease resistance that attains 16" in height and 36" in width in 5 years. Leaves twice the size of those of L. angustifolia; flower spikes large, wide, dark blue, effective in June and July. Discovered in 1972 and named after the French lavender specialist Pierre Grosso.

USDA Hardiness Zone

6

Special characteristics

other ethnobotanical uses, fragrance