Grosso Lavender – 10″ Patio Pot

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-8b  Find Your Zone

Plant Type:  Perennial Herb

Flower Color:  Purple

Flower Size: Small flowers packed on large wands

Flowering Period:  Late Spring to Late Summer

Flower Type:  Spikes, Wands

Fragrant Flowers:  Yes!

Foliage Color:  Silvery Grey-Green

Fragrant Foliage:  Yes!

Berries:  No

Berry Color:  No

Attracts:  Butterflies, Beneficial Pollinators, Visual Attention, Sensory Appeal

Resistances:  Deer, Heat, Humidity, Insect, Rabbit

Known and used all over the world in making perfume, Grosso Lavender is highly fragrant. It has both excellent heat and cold tolerance, plus boasts huge flower heads. It has a long-lasting bloom from late spring or early summer to late summer displaying abundant, showy, purple flower spikes that contrast beautifully with the silvery grey-green foliage. Its blooms are more richly colored in the garden and when used for dried flower arrangements, sachets and potpourri. The butterflies and beneficial pollinators will also enjoy the flowers. Excellent as an accent in smaller garden spaces or a solo in containers, or as a low hedge/border or in groupings in larger spaces. Plant it near walkways, decks and patios where its wonderful scent can be enjoyed.

‘Grosso’ Lavender is a hybrid variety that is a cross between English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) and broadleaf lavender (Lavandula latifolia).

Growing 24 to 36 inches tall and wide, Grosso Lavender is ideal for use as an accent in smaller garden spaces or in groupings, mass plantings, or as a hedge/border in landscape and perennial borders and herb gardens. It is also suitable for growing in containers. A fine selection for herb gardens, perennial gardens, purple theme gardens, cut flower gardens, cottage gardens, and rock and fragrance gardens.

Suggested Spacing:  24 inches apart for mass plantings or solid borders;  4 feet or more apart for space between plants

Lavender is easy to grow in a moist to somewhat dry well-drained soil of average to low fertility and plenty of sun. Constantly soggy soil or standing water is problematic. If desired, the plant can be cut back by one-third its height after flowering to maintain a fuller plant. For example, if your plant is 30 inches tall you can cut it back to 20 inches tall. 

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