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The plant grows up to {{Convert|24|in|cm|abbr=on}} tall.<ref name=":0" /> The stems are grey and woolly. Leaves are fernlike, double pinnate and silver to green in colour.<ref name=":0" /> Dark blue or violet flowers are borne on long stems held above the foliage. |
The plant grows up to {{Convert|24|in|cm|abbr=on}} tall.<ref name=":0" /> The stems are grey and woolly. Leaves are fernlike, double pinnate and silver to green in colour.<ref name=":0" /> Dark blue or violet flowers are borne on long stems held above the foliage. |
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It is grown both as a [[herb]] and as an [[ornamental plant]]. In cooler latitudes it is killed by winter frost, but can be grown as an annual. Cultivars include 'Spanish Eyes'.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.plantoftheweek.org/week380.shtml |work=Cal's Plant of the Week |title=''Lavandula multifida'' 'Spanish Eyes' |publisher=University of Oklahoma Department of Botany & Microbiology |first=Cal |last=Lemke |date=October 2006 |access-date=2009-08-26}}</ref> |
It is grown both as a [[herb]] and as an [[ornamental plant]]. Foliage is aromatic, but it has been noted that the scent is closer to that of oregano than to other kinds of lavender.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lavandula multifida {{!}} Egyptian lavender Shrubs/RHS Gardening |url=http://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/25423/lavandula-multifida/details |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=www.rhs.org.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref> In cooler latitudes it is killed by winter frost, but can be grown as an annual. Cultivars include 'Spanish Eyes'.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.plantoftheweek.org/week380.shtml |work=Cal's Plant of the Week |title=''Lavandula multifida'' 'Spanish Eyes' |publisher=University of Oklahoma Department of Botany & Microbiology |first=Cal |last=Lemke |date=October 2006 |access-date=2009-08-26}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:10, 24 June 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Lavandula |
| Species: | L. multifida
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Lavandula multifida, the fernleaf lavender[1] or Egyptian lavender, is a small plant, sometimes a shrub, native to the southern regions of the Mediterranean, including Iberia, Sicily, Northwest Africa and the Canary Islands.
The plant grows up to 24 in (61 cm) tall.[1] The stems are grey and woolly. Leaves are fernlike, double pinnate and silver to green in colour.[1] Dark blue or violet flowers are borne on long stems held above the foliage.
It is grown both as a herb and as an ornamental plant. Foliage is aromatic, but it has been noted that the scent is closer to that of oregano than to other kinds of lavender.[2] In cooler latitudes it is killed by winter frost, but can be grown as an annual. Cultivars include 'Spanish Eyes'.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Lavandula multifida - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ "Lavandula multifida | Egyptian lavender Shrubs/RHS Gardening". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ Lemke, Cal (October 2006). "Lavandula multifida 'Spanish Eyes'". Cal's Plant of the Week. University of Oklahoma Department of Botany & Microbiology. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
External links
- Mediterranean Plants Identification and Distribution from the University of Reading
- University of Oklahoma Department of Botany & Microbiology
- The University of Reading
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