Lavandula stoechas (French lavender)

Japanese name: フレンチ ラベンダー
Scientific name: Lavandula stoechas

[Overview]
An evergreen shrub 30–100 cm tall.
The stem has 4 ridges.
The leaves are opposite, lanceolate to linear, entire, and light green.
The flowers are borne in verticillasters at the stem tips, and the flower spike is 2–3 cm long.
At the top of the flower spike, sterile bracts developed like petals extend long and are conspicuous.
The bracts are purplish red (rarely white), and the corolla is deep purple (rarely white or pale pink).

[Uses]
It has a balsam-like fragrance, and the dried flowers are used in potpourri.
It is also used medicinally.

[Cultivation]
Propagate by cuttings.

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