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Yuet_Lee

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please ID this plant? Is it a Lavender?
« on: April 10, 2008, 11:10:22 »


please can anyone tell me is it a lavender?
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Re: please ID this plant? Is it a Lavender?
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2008, 11:24:14 »
Hmmmm the flowers look similar to butterfly lavender, but the leaves certainly dont.
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Re: please ID this plant? Is it a Lavender?
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2008, 13:06:20 »
dunno but it's pretty, does it smell?
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Re: please ID this plant? Is it a Lavender?
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2008, 13:18:41 »
It's Lavandula pinnata, from New Zealand I think. Absolutely lovely, but will get killed by the first frost. Maybe it overwinters OK frost-free but I haven't tried
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Re: please ID this plant? Is it a Lavender?
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2008, 13:25:19 »
I did ... and it died  :'(
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Re: please ID this plant? Is it a Lavender?
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2008, 23:13:17 »
thanks for all yours help!
 I thought their flowers look like it but leaves not!
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