Lavandula dentata candicans - Gray Leaved French Lavender
Lavandula dentata candicans is noted for its fragrant flowers and leaves. The gray foliage contrasts well with the lavender purple flowers. The leaves of Lavandula dentata candicans have many teeth or lobes. Lavandula dentata candicans looks best if the dead flowers are removed at least a couple of times each season, though that task may be a bit tedious. The Grey Leaved French Lavender grows to 3 feet tall and can spread to 6 feet or more. Lavandula dentata candicans is quite drought tolerant once established and does not fare well with overhead water. Lavandula dentata candicans attracts a variety of butterflies to the garden including the Gray Hairstreak, Fiery Skipper, White Checkered Skipper, Northern White Skipper, Mournful Duskywing, Sara Orangetip, and the California Dogface Butterfly. Lavandula dentata candicans is Winter hardy into the low 20°s F. The Gray Leaved French Lavender is not the culinary variety, see Lavandula intermedia Provence, Lavandula intermedia Fred Boutin, or Lavandula intermedia Grosso for cooking.
Purple flowers and silver-gray foliage of Lavandula dentata candicans - Gray Leaved French Lavender. High resolution photos are part of our garden image collection.
Other plants from the Lavandula Genus featured on this site:
Lavandula allardii Meerlo
Lavandula angustifolia Hidcote * Hidcote English Lavender
Lavandula dentata
Lavandula Goodwin Creek Grey
Lavandula heterophylla
Lavandula intermedia Fred Boutin
Lavandula intermedia Grosso
Lavandula intermedia Provence
Lavandula multifida
Lavandula pinnata buchii
Lavandula stoechas Atlas
Lavandula stoechas Coco Blue White
Lavandula stoechas Javelin Forte White
Lavandula stoechas Madrid Purple
Lavandula stoechas Otto Quast
Lavandula stoechas Silver Anouk