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Egyptian lavender | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Egyptian lavender

Lavandula multifida

Fragrant

Genus: Lavandula
Family: Lamiaceae

About this plant

L. multifida is a small, evergreen shrub with downy, fern-like, grey-green leaves and long-stalked flowers of violet-blue produced from early summer into autumn. The foliage is aromatic, but more like oregano than typical lavender

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in very well-drained, ideally alkaline, soil in full sun. May survive outdoors in mild, dry areas, otherwise grow in a container and overwinter under cover, or treat as an annual. See lavender cultivation for further advice

Pruning

Deadhead to prolong flowering, then pruning group 10

Propagation

Propagate by seed in spring or propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in summer

Pests

May be prone to rosemary beetle and cuckoo spit (froghoppers)

Diseases

May be susceptible to grey moulds and honey fungus. High Risk Host for Xylella fastidiosa

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround CoverLow MaintenanceFlower BordersHedging ScreensPatio Container

Planting Places

OutdoorConservatoryWall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Two To Five Years