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Fringed Lavender (Lavandula dentata): Ornamental Mediterranean Shrub

Overview

Fringed lavender (Lavandula dentata), also called French lavender, is a tender perennial shrub with distinctively toothed (dentate) leaves and showy purple flower heads topped with showy bracts. It blooms nearly year-round in mild climates.

Botanical Details

Family:	Lamiaceae (lay-mee-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Lavandula (lav-AN-dew-lah)
Species:	dentata (den-TAY-tuh)
Synonym:	Lavandula santolinifolia
Synonym:	Stoechas dentata

Garden Uses

Excellent for containers, topiary, and sunny borders. Less cold-hardy than English lavender. Fragrant foliage used in potpourri and sachets. Attracts bees and butterflies.

Herbs: French Lavender in Illinois (Zone 5-6): Must Overwinter Indoors; English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia): The Classic Fragrant Herb; French/Spanish Lavender (Lavandula stoechas): Butterfly Lavender with Showy Bracts; Lavender 'Goodwin Creek Grey' (Lavandula 'Goodwin Creek Grey'): Hybrid with Silver Foliage; English Lavender 'Vicenza Blue' (Lavandula angustifolia): Compact Fragrant Shrub; Spanish Lavender 'Kew Red' (Lavandula stoechas 'Kew Red'): Showy Pink-Bracted Cultivar; English Lavender 'Blue Cushion' (Lavandula angustifolia 'Blue Cushion'): Compact Deep Blue Cultivar; Spanish Lavender (Lavandula stoechas subsp. pedunculata): Butterfly Lavender; English Lavender 'Lady' (Lavandula angustifolia 'Lady'): Compact, Early-Blooming Variety for Containers and Edging; Hybrid Lavender 'Sawyers' (Lavandula 'Sawyers'): Silver Foliage and Fragrant Blooms

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