Lavender

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Lavender (350 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.04 2008 on 21:37:48 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Growing & Using Lavender for Fragrance | All of lavender’s luscious qualities come together in this comprehensive volume that covers how to grow it and use its flowers and oils for a variety of healing, cooking, and beauty purposes. Drying lavender for making sachets, wands, and wreaths is covered, as well as extracting its essential oils to make body oil, body powder, and lip balm. ...

Hibiscus syriacus 'Lavender Chiffon' - Rose of Sharon (865 readers)

Contributed by amazon 25.10 2007 on 09:36:59 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Title and Article's text

(Hibis-cus: ancient Greek and Latin name, syri-acus: Syrian) A whole new look for Hardy Hibiscus! Large, single lavender flowers adorned with a lacy center to create an anemone-like bloom. Hybridized by Dr. Roderick Woods of England. AWARDS: Gold Medal Royal Boskoop Horticulture Society. Mail Order Gardening Association Green Thumb Award. ...

Lavender (627 readers)

Contributed by amazon 09.04 2007 on 19:47:58 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

The Growers Guide | With their heady perfume and stunning visual appeal, lavenders have been prized by gardeners since ancient times. Lavender is a truly comprehensive study that enables the reader to research and identify more than 200 lavender species and varieties. With chapters on cultivation, propagation, pests and diseases, and botanical history, this book is as practical as it is authoritative. ...

Lavandula angustifolia 'Lady' - English Lavender (812 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.06 2007 on 09:05:01 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

Lavender is a perennial evergreen shrub with narrow, silver, needlelike leaves on bushy plant up to 10 inches tall. The lavender-blue flowers appear in summer and stretch up about 6 inches higher. ...

Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead' - English Lavender (844 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.06 2007 on 11:43:50 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

Munstead Lavender is early blooming and fragrant. The plants are compact. Grows 12-18 inches high. Plant 18 inches apart. Hardy in zones 5-9. ...

Santolina chamaecyparissus - Cotton Lavender (785 readers)

Contributed by amazon 09.07 2007 on 10:10:12 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

Lavender Cotton or Gray Santolina Santolina chamaecyparissus tomentosa Family: Asteraceae Softer yellow colored flowers and shorter than the normal species. With silver-gray colored, compact foliage. Very drought tolerant, grow in full sun in well draining soils, in zone 9 will take some shade. Evergreen shrubby plants with balls of yellow flowers, growing 8 inches tall. An attractive formal looking plant. Space 12 inches apart. Use as a permanent contrast in mixed borders, or edging in herb gar ...

Malva sylvestris 'Zebrina' - French Hollyhock (948 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.09 2007 on 10:36:57 Topic: Plants / Biennials Match on Article's text

This Old-Fashioned Striped Favorite Can Really Take the Heat! Masses of 2-inch lavender blooms,striped with purple, all summer long! This delightful charmer looks like it came from Grandmothers garden (and it probably did!), with soft lavender blooms merrily striped and scored in deep purple. The neatly-spaced petals have a notched form reminiscent of four-leaved clover, and the merry white eye completes the effect of whimsical charm and exquisite detail! Masses of these 2-inch blooms arise alon ...

Hibiscus syriacus 'Notwoodone' - Rose of Sharon (775 readers)

Contributed by havlis 20.02 2008 on 09:07:04 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

LAVENDER CHIFFON® | Rose-of-Sharon deserves more attention for its abundant flowering in summer. These maintenance-free shrubs come from eastern Asia and are the inevitable ingredient of every summer garden which they highlight with a wide range of coloured flowers. There has been a number of cultivars available since its discovery. They have various bloom colours, shapes and sizes, as well as varigated leaves. ...

Colchicum 'The Giant' - False Autumn Crocus (437 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.08 2007 on 10:14:31 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Article's text

Very large pinkish lavender flowers, which are white at the x! . Like all Colchicums, The Giant is deer proof! Fall blooming colchicum are wonderful additions to autumn gardens. Blooms form chalice-shaped cups. Leaves turn golden yellow as they mature, blending with foliage. Bulbs will flower on you window sill even if not planted. Squirrel resistant ...

Papaver somniferum - Opium Poppy (1402 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.09 2007 on 07:55:49 Topic: Plants / Annuals Match on Article's text

This seed has been saved for generations for its beautiful show of lavender flowers which are followed by closed seed pods filled with poppy seeds. The blue bread seeds can be harvested and used for baking. (85 days) Approx.: 150 seeds per pack. Heirloom. Grows 1-2 tall. Reseeds readily! Moisture: Moderate Exposure: Full Sun Proper name: Papaver somniferum ...

Erigeron 'Azure Fairy' - Fleabane (601 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.06 2007 on 10:06:09 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Type: Herbaceous perennial, Flowers: Lavender, Comments: Azure Fairy Fleabane blooms from mid-summer into fall. Set the plants 12 inches apart in a sunny area and any well-drained soil. The plant can be used in light, sandy soil. Remove the old flowers as they fade to obtain additional flowering. It also makes a good cut flower. Propagation: Propagate by division in spring or fall. ...

Epimedium grandiflorum 'Lilafee' - Longspur Epimedium (930 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.11 2007 on 12:56:34 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Lilafee Bishops Cap - Epimedium grandiflorum Lilafee; Family: Berberidaceae | Great clump forming groundcover that produces a wealth of lavender flowers early in the season. Good drainage, fertile soil and shade to part shade. Shade to partial shade in any soil. Tolerates dry shade. Excellent groundcover for shaded borders and rockgardens. ...

Thalictrum delavayi 'Hewitt's Double' - Yunnan Meadow Rue (557 readers)

Contributed by amazon 16.09 2007 on 05:04:07 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Long-lasting double pinkish lavender flowers Sun to partial shade in rich, moist, well-drained soil. Does not like excessively hot summers. Excellent plant for the perennial border or woodland gardens. Cut flowers similar to Gypsophila. Growing in a 4 pot. ...

Buddleja davidii 'Bicolor' - Bicolor Butterfly Bush (674 readers)

Contributed by amazon 01.07 2007 on 21:30:33 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

Family: Loganiacead (Buddle-ia: after Adam Buddle, English botanist) Theyre fragrant, colorful and they attract butterflies. Bold, long blooming flowers. Treat them like a perennial in the north; cut them back heavily in the spring for better flowering. ...

Bletilla striata - Hyacinth Orchid (705 readers)

Contributed by amazon 12.02 2008 on 10:34:41 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

The Lavender Japanese Hyacinth Orchid is the ideal orchid to grow in the home. Each flower is a wonder of nature. Produces 6 or more exotic miniature orchid like flowers resembling the lovely Cattleya Orchid. It grows about 10-12 inches tall and is very easy to grow on a sunny windowsill. ...

Syringa meyeri - Dwarf Korean Lilac (1969 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.05 2007 on 09:19:32 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

Korean lilac is an upright, densely branched deciduous shrub with dark green velvety foliage. Soft pink to lavender flower clusters tip the branches for a lovely spring accent. Excellent for borders, screens and hedges. Full sun. Slow grower to 6 to 10 feet high, 5 to 6 feet wide or clipped to shape. ...

Hosta 'Independence' - Hosta (517 readers)

Contributed by amazon 24.09 2007 on 09:44:46 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

(Plantain lily) Sport of Hosta Revolution. Green foliage with irregular white margins, speckled green. Lavender flowers. Unequaled for their beautiful foliage, low care, and many landscape uses. Hosta provide bright color in the shade with handsome, broad, ribbed foliage in many colors. Very showy from early spring until late fall. Excellent for shade, sun or partial shade....they dont need dividing. Grown even in moist locations. Plant 18-24 apart. They take about 1 year to establish themselves ...

Gardens in France (253 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.02 2008 on 12:33:58 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Frances most beautiful public and private gardens open their gates to us in every season of the year: from the classical French palace gardens at Vaux-le-Vicomte down to humble domestic gardens in Normandy, from stylized Zen gardens in Provence to cactus displays on the Cote dAzur. ...

Petunia grandiflora 'Blue Spark Cascadia' - Blue Spark Cascadia Petunia (1018 readers)

Contributed by amazon 16.05 2007 on 09:57:58 Topic: Plants / Annuals Match on Article's text

Showy lavender-blue and white bicolor blossoms are an eye-catching accent wherever theyre displayed. A petunia unlike any youve ever seen before! Extremely long blooming - early spring to first frost - with avalanches of smaller flowers and lush, heart-shaped leaves which cascade as long as 8-10. ...

Hosta 'Center of Attention' - Hosta (552 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.07 2007 on 11:45:16 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Small to medium hosta. Heart-shaped leaves with creamy yellow centers surrounded by 2-tone green margins whcih also streak into the center. Lavender flowers. PPAF ...