Lavandula angustifolia 'Ellagance Purple'
Lavender
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Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia 'Ellagance Purple') - Description
Fill your hot, dry, sunny areas with this fragrant 2008 Fleuroselect Gold Medal winner! From midsummer through early fall, concentrated purple-blue blossoms top full mounds of silver-green foliage. Lavandula angustifolia 'Elegance Purple' would make a dramatic mass planting or border and is an excellent attraction for butterflies.
Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia 'Ellagance Purple') - Blooming
Blooms are often purple or lavender in color, hence the common name. The flowers are moderately-very fragrant. Lavenders contain a large amount of nectar, and therefore attract bees.
Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia 'Ellagance Purple') - Growth
Lavenders thrive in full sun. In climates that are too cold in the winter for year round growth, Lavenders will do fine being moved indoors on a bright window sill. Lavenders work well for drying to make potpourri.
Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia 'Ellagance Purple') - Planting
Plant in areas that have good air circulation. Sow seeds in spring, in containers in a cold frame for protection. Can also propagate with semi-ripe cuttings in summer. Layering can be conducted in summer as well.
Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia 'Ellagance Purple') - Pest
Can succumb to root rot in climates that have hot and humid summers. Other problems include root rot and leaf spot.
Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia 'Ellagance Purple') - Soil and irrigation
Requires well-drained soils that are kept moderately fertile.
