Fringed Lavender, French Lavender (Lavandula dentata)

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Happenstance Northern California, CA Mar 29, 2004

Fringed Lavender, French Lavender
Lavandula dentata

March 2004

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Mar 29, 2004

My husband just bought me this plant. You captured the beautiful flowers tones perfectly. Nice photos.

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DeepRoots Willacoochee, GA(Zone 8b) Mar 29, 2004

are you certain it is a dentata and not a stoechas?

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Mar 29, 2004

DeepRoots, I just looked at my tag on the one my husband just bought me that resembles Happenstance's plant shown here. It states that mine is French Lavender (UK), Spanish Lavender (US), Lavendula stoechas. I have Fringed Lavender, French Lavender (Lavandula dentata) at least that's what I think it is and the blooms are much longer and narrower than the ones shown here. Of course, I may have misidentified mine.

Happenstance, there are so many lavenders, IDing them can be a bit confusing. I am no lavender expert. What do you thinK?

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Happenstance Northern California, CA Mar 29, 2004

DeepRoots -

I am certain of very little in life. :-) And I think you are correct. I have both kinds and did this from memory.....so much for the memory!

Terry - you make the call, but I think it needs to be moved.

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DeepRoots Willacoochee, GA(Zone 8b) Mar 30, 2004

well, to my understanding, stoechas has flat straight leaflets, whereas dentata (meaning toothed) has notched leaflets.

In my experience dentata's have flowers that resemble latifolia and angustifolia whereas stoechas have the big pineapple lookin flowers as shown above.

hmmm, I prolly shoulda bought that lavenders book :-)

drew

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Mar 30, 2004

My photos on the Lavandula dentata page are incorrect. I don't know what it is. They will be removed. I am glad this came up. Like I said, I am no lavender expert ... obviously. I prolly shoulda bought that lavenders book too, drew! :-)

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