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Post by Meshelle on May 9, 2006 11:54:35 GMT -5
I discovered numerous babies around my lavender last evening. It is the Hidcote variety. I dug around a bit and they definitely came from seed and not random layering. Does anyone know if it is a hybrid? I'm trying to figure out if I need to find homes for them or weed them out.
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Post by Meshelle on May 9, 2006 12:05:50 GMT -5
Just found the answer. Think I'll move them and keep them anyway. www.greenbeam.com/features/plant020899.stmLavender Lavender has been selected as the Herb of the Year in 1999 by the International Herb Association. Lavenders are aromatic Mediterranean natives. The two most commonly produced types of lavenders are English lavenders (Lavandula angustifolia) and lavandins (L. x intermedia). English lavenders produce seed; lavandins do not. Seed of the cultivars 'Munstead,' a popular compact variety, and 'Hidcote,' a slow-growing variety with very gray foliage and dark-purple flowers, are offered in catalogs, but the plants produced from seed don't produce uniform stands. 'Hidcote' plants grown from seed will not look the same as those produced from cuttings. The flowers will be different shades of purple rather than being deep purple and there will be slight differences in growth habit. Though seed-grown English lavenders can be used in the landscape, the plants will look uniform in height and flower color. |
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