Lavender and Lavandin in your garden

Lavandula InterMedia, or Lavandin (Lavandula × intermedia lavandin) is a sterile natural hybrid of true lavender and broad-leaved lavender (L. angustifolia subsp. angustifolia × L. latifolia).

Do you know how to distinguish the lavender angustifolia from like her Lavandin? Lavandin — over dimensional plant. Blooms later Lavandin lavender. The stems Lavandin can be not one but 3 inflorescence spikelets. Essential oil Lavandin contains 7% more camphor, so it smell more strong, sturdy and even the "medical" than smell the oil of lavender angustifolia. Lavandin oil is a stronger antiseptic than true lavender oil. Flowers and leaves Lavandin contain much more essential oil than the leaves and flowers of lavender angustifolia. This is due to the lower cost of production and lower price.

If you are thinking to get a lavender hybrid, pay attention to the varieties of new selection - they are more compact than the old varieties Lavandin. This Lavandin from the group of Heavenly (Heavenly Night, Heavenly Scent and the Heavenly Angel), and the type of Olympia (Olympia) with dark purple flowers. All these varieties — the English selection (Downderry) and compact — with a height of 55-60 cm and approx. 70 cm in width.

By the way, gardening catalogs include hybrid lavender (Lavandin) for winter hardiness and cold resistance to zones 5-6.

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