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  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies
  6. Mint Family
  7. Lavenders
  8. Everlasting-flowers
  9. Topped Lavender

species 14,161 observations

Topped Lavender

Lavandula stoechas

Status
introduced
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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28 native animals
supported in the US
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Lesser Goldfinch 1
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Black-tailed Bumble Bee, Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee 27

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Light
Full sun
Moisture
Well drained
Soil
Rocky Sand Loam
Soil pH
Acid Neutral Alkaline
Drought tolerant
Yes
Deer resistant
Yes
Resists
Dry soil Heat Poor soil Rabbits
Habit
Mounding Rounded
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.

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