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Lavandula dentata - 'Candicans' (Gray Leaved French Lavender)

Type Shrub (Multi-stemmed Plant), Evergreen, Ground cover, Flowering
Form Spreading clump, Architectural Form
Size Low Border / Edging / Ground Cover Plant (up to 50cm height)
Colours Light blue Flowers (Summer), Grey Foliage
Care Some Maintenance Required - Tough Plant
Hardiness Frost hardy, Drought Tolerant, Seaside Friendly
Growth Medium Growing Plant
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Strengths, Weaknesses & Design Usage


Strengths of Lavandula dentata:

  • Sun loving drought tolerant plant
  • Scented blossom
  • Attracts wildlife to feed or nest
  • All round tough plant suitable for problem areas
  • Evergreen foliage for all year round colour and screening
  • Suitable for container growing
  • Architectural plant – ideal as a ‘stand out’ plant
  • Suitable for exposed coastal planting
  • Tolerates full sun and sandy, drought-prone soils

Design & Plant Use for Lavandula dentata:

  • Evergreen ground cover suitable for problematic dry soils in full sun
  • Low growing ground cover planting on dry chalky soils
  • Ideal for informal cottage garden style planting

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View other ground cover plants with light blue flowers, or ground cover plants with grey foliage


Common Missspellings: Lavandulla, Lavendula, Lavindula, Lavendulla

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