Leaves alternate, elliptic Phi pointed leaves, or leaves a large needle-shaped, margin reflexed. Spike top CHINA TOUR students, 15 to 25 cm long; the lower part of the tubular corolla, the upper lip, upper lip 2 crack, lower lip 3 lobed; spent about 1.2 cm, with blue, purple, pink, white and other colors, common blue, purple, flowering from June to August. Whole-plant light, slightly sweet aroma of wood, as flowers, leaves and stems of the villi are in possession of the oil glands, gently touch the oil glands that rupture and release the fragrance.
Cultivation and Management
For the perennial small shrub, generally use about 10 years, the variety is extensive, easy cultivation, hi sunshine, heat, drought, extreme cold, Low, saline-alkali, cultivated fields required sunshine, well-ventilated. Sowing to flowering (or harvest) the time required for 18 to 20 weeks. Lavender suitably large container cultivation. However, when plants can be used to prevent too wet or smaller pots plastic pots, not to use the big tub, unless it is to grow to considerable size.
Lavender can not stand the heat and humidity, the long-term Shoulao root rot if the death. Outdoor plant care not to let the rain pour in the plants directly. May be relocated after the place where direct sunlight CHINA TOURS can increase the ventilation to lower the temperature level, to keep cool through the summer to Enron. Note sunlight, moisture, temperature, patience.
Soil
Suitable for sandy slightly alkaline or neutral soil. To pay special attention to the selection medium with good drainage, you can use 1 / 3 perlite, 1 / 3 vermiculite, 1 / 3 peat moss mixed use. The case of open field cultivation should pay attention to soil drainage, can be high mound and then planted into the furrow.
Watering
Roots often do not like lavender water retention. In an irrigated, the soil should be dry, give water to the surface of CHINA TRAVEL culture medium and dry for the degree of internal moisture, the leaves wilt slightly based. Watering in the morning to avoid the sun, the water will not splash the leaves and take, or perishable, and the breeding of pests and diseases. Humid environment will continue to root does not have enough air to breathe poor growth, and even sudden death of whole plant, cultivated lavender failure often here.