Lavender

This small shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for around 44 years. It is somewhat resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has numerous thick, straight stems covered in delicate, smooth, white with black speckled bark, and the wood inside is gray.

The branches are long and thin with hundreds of twigs that and are covered with small bunches of tiny, long, narrow, leaves with irregular edges. The leaves themselves are found in faded purple and pastel green varieties, light and clammy.

In early spring it produces several large, lime flowers with 8 crescent-shaped shaped petals. They are sturdy and have a scent that varies in strength that smells like perfume.