Lavandula angustifolia Montagnac White - True Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia 'Montagnac White' is a selection of English Lavender with white flowers, which is particularly compact and floriferous. The plant is capable of flowering as early as June. Its flower spikes are wide, highly decorative, in harmony with its grey- silver summer foliage. Even in the middle of winter, its rounded shape and slightly grey aromatic foliage will brighten up the garden!

Lavandula angustifolia 'Montagnac White' belongs to the Lamiaceae family. It is a recent horticultural creation whose wild ancestor originates from the Mediterranean regions of southern Europe. This lavender variety forms a bush with a woody base, 30-35 cm (12-14in) in all directions, with an upright, very compact, dense and harmonious habit. Its evergreen foliage in winter consists of narrow, aromatic leaves with a beautiful green-silver colour. From June to September, this lavender is covered with a multitude of fragrant and melliferous flowers, grouped in short and wide cylindrical spikes.

Lavender 'Montagnac White', like most other lavenders, needs to be planted in full sun in a very well-drained, even dry and rocky soil. Under these conditions, its foliage will be more silver and its flowers will exude a more intense fragrance. As an ornamental and Mediterranean plant par excellence, lavender can be used in flower beds, borders, rockeries, pots, or by the seaside. It can be associated with low-growing grasses that prefer dry soil, which, with their tousled habit, will contrast with its rounded shape and create a graphic scene. It also works wonders at the base of border roses. In a Mediterranean garden, it is perfect with shrubs such as cistus or shrub sage. You can also plant it to create beautiful containers to be placed on the patio or balcony.

Properties: Lavender is a highly melliferous plant, contributing to the conservation of bees: the nectar of its flowers attracts bees, making some of the best honey.

Lavandula angustifolia is a medicinal plant, whose therapeutic properties were once widely used: its essential oil has antiseptic, antispasmodic, healing, purifying, diuretic properties, and more.