Lavandula stoechas subsp. stoechas f. leucantha

Common name(s): white-flowered Spanish lavender

Description: evergreen shrub; a seldom-offered, pure white form of L. stoechas. Compact, rounded growth with white flowerheads from spring into summer.

Height: to 18 in. Spread: to 2 ft.

Stem length: 4-6 in.  

Corolla: white

Sterile bracts: white

Bloom season: spring-autumn

Best Uses: landscaping, containers, rock gardens

Origin: originally discovered in 1925 in the East Pyrenees near Villefrance, France but subsequently found in several populations around the Eastern Mediterranean basin.

Position: full sun and well-draining soil

Winter Hardiness: to 10 F and below

Drought: adapted to 5 months of summer drought

Distribution: Mediterranean Basin