English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)

Family: Lamiaceae or Labiatae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Lavender, Purple. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

aromatic flavour and are too strong to be used in any quantity. — Leaves, petals and flowering tips - raw.; Used as a condiment in salads, soups, stews etc.; They provide a very aromatic flavour and are too strong to be used in any quantity.; The fresh or dried flowers are used as a tea.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry grassy slopes amongst rocks, in exposed, usually parched, hot rocky situations often on calcareous soils. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)