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Lamiaceae
Spanish Lavender
Lavandula stoechas
Devotion and serenity.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Lavandula
- Native to
- Mediterranean Region, North Africa
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 1-3 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, sandy, alkaline
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 7-10
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Its distinctive 'rabbit ear' petals on top of the flower head make it easy to distinguish from other lavenders.
- Ancient Romans used it to scent their baths, and the name lavender comes from the Latin 'lavare,' meaning to wash.
- It blooms earlier than English lavender, often starting in late spring.
- The essential oil has been used in traditional Mediterranean medicine for headaches and anxiety.
- On the Stoechades islands (now Iles d'Hyeres, France), it grew so abundantly that it gave the islands their ancient Greek name.
Color meanings
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devotion
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calmness
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silence