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Lavenders and Companions
Otto Quast Spanish Lavender
Ribbonleaf Japanese Maple
Coral Bark Maple
Lily of the Nile
Otto Quast Spanish Lavender

Common name:Otto Quast Spanish Lavender
Botanical name:Lavandula stoechas 'Otto Quast'

This round shrub will grow to about 3' high and has small, gray/green leaves with purple, lavender, and blue flowers that bloom in summer. More prostrate than its parent Lavandula stoechas.

Ribbonleaf Japanese Maple

Common name:Ribbonleaf Japanese Maple
Botanical name:Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum'

This Japanese Maple grows as a small, deciduous tree complete with palmate leaves that turn red and endure for the entire season.

Coral Bark Maple

Common name:Coral Bark Maple
Botanical name:Acer palmatum 'Sango Kaku'

The Coral Bark Japanese Maple is a small tree standing 20-25 feet tall and 20-25 feet wide. It is similar to the palmatum and its coral stems turn a vibrant crimson in winter.

Lily of the Nile

Common name:Lily of the Nile
Botanical name:Agapanthus africanus

This evergreen groundcover/shrub will grow about 3' tall and has large green leaves with blue flowers ( there is a white variety) that bloom in spring and summer. It will grow in all soils but prefers loam soil.

Designer: Tom Deyerlee Landscape Arch.

Lavenders and Companions
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Photographer: GardenSoft

Soils and Compost:

Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.

Integrated Pest Management:

Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.