i.GROSSO

Lavandula intermedia `Grosso', soft violet-blue (light blue), 36", July-August. Synonyms! aargh! This means there is more than ONE NAME for the SAME! `Fat Spike' and `Dilly Dilly'(of which I was, had been convinced was another variety as customer reported back that `Dilly Dilly' survived more so than `Grosso" (physiological or what?!). From Pierre Grosso, France, 1972. zone6. light violet corollas and VERY DARK PURPLE calyces! Look closely! 29-37% linalyl acetate oil, 21-32% linalool oils. This lavadin RESISTS! the mycoplasm that decimates many plantings! L.`Grosso' is the #1 commercial cultivar raised for oil production/lavadin. Tight silver foliage, plants can grow 3-4ft tall and as wide. Flowers are dark violet-purple on long stems and considered very fragrant. or home gardeners this will impress for lavender wands and sachets. Very hardy into zone5.