Lavandula intermedia Edelweiss - Lavandin

Lavandula intermedia Edelweiss is a shrub with a very compact, dense, and bushy habit, with evergreen aromatic foliage which is a greenish-blue colour.  It has abundant summer flowers in spikes of pure white and highly fragrant flowers. Even in the middle of winter, its rounded shape and silvery foliage will brighten up the garden!

Lavandula x intermedia Edelweiss belongs to the family of Lamiaceae, and is native to the Mediterranean regions of southern Europe. This variety of lavender is a small bush measuring 60cm (24in) in all directions, with an upright, very compact, dense, and vigorous habit, forming a rounded bushy clump. Its decorative evergreen foliage consists of narrow aromatic leaves of a beautiful greenish-blue colour. In summer, this lavender is covered with numerous highly fragrant pure white flowers that are melliferous, carried by short cylindrical spikes at the ends of woody stems.

This hybrid lavender Edelweiss requires, like most other lavenders, to be planted in full sun in an ordinary soil (even a dry and rocky soil), that is very well-drained.

In a sunny and warm location, its silver-green foliage will be vibrant and its white flowers will exude an intense fragrance. An ornamental plant par excellence, lavender can be used in flower beds, as a specimen plant, for borders, rock gardens, pots, coastal areas, and even as a low-flowering hedge.

With its graphical appearance, the colour of its foliage and its white flowers, there are infinite possibilities for the gardener. Lavandin Edelweiss can be paired with grasses that, with their tousled habit, will contrast with its rounded shape and create a very graphical scene. It will also work wonders at the base of climbing roses, paired with shrubs like cistus, landscape roses, shrub salvias; or mixed with Iris germanica, daylilies, and poppies. You can also create beautiful pots to place on the terrace or balcony. It is also possible to combine multiple varieties of lavender together, creating a harmonious and elegant display with a variety of flower and foliage colours, as well as varying plant sizes.

Properties: Lavender is a highly melliferous plant, contributing to the conservation of bees: the nectar of its flowers attracts bees, making some of the best honey.

Anecdote: During Roman times, women who wanted to secretly taste wine (a beverage that was forbidden to them) would chew a few sprigs of lavender to perfume their breath and deceive their husbands.