Lavender 'Los Gringos'

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A delightfully different lavender with an upright habit and lovely grey fernlike foliage with a unique sweet spearmint scent. The two-tone mauve flowers are held well above the foliage on long graceful stems. Coming from the Canary Islands it is well suited to Australian conditions. It makes a neat small shrub well suited for the perennial garden specimen/accent plant or a large container.
 

Species: Lavender, 'Los Gringos'
 
Height: Foliage to 80cm Flower stems to 1.4m
 
Width: To 80cm
 
Flowers: Flower stems 60cm long with single or triple flower heads 6 - 10cm long with pale mauve florets with a darker mauve throat.
 
Foliage: Large deeply serrated ovate grey foliage
 
Flowering Time: Spot flowers all year with main flush.
Late spring - early Summer
 
Cultural Notes: Remove spent flowers Do not overwater Fertilize regularly Cut back 1 or 2 times per year to maintain appearance
 
Origin: Canary Islands.
 

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