Fernleaf Lavender, Lavandula multifida I believe. Here is a link that might be useful: Lavandula multifida 'Spanish Eyes' This post was edited by saltcedar on Thu, Mar 27, 14 at 10:03

Thanks for looking that up, Carol. I was able to find it on several interesting websites. It is one of a group of lavenders called lavandins, which are hybrids of English lavenders and French lavenders. That explains why yours is a French lavender but has the smooth leaves of an English lavender. It looks beautiful. There are several lavindins out there, all of which are sterile, apparently, and propagated from cuttings rather than seed. I am thinking of ordering one of these. I've never seen it in local stores, but since yours is doing well for you, it would be worth a shot at getting one online and trying it out. I visited several sites and read some conflicting info. One site said it was the ONLY lavender they like for cooking uses, and another one said it was NOT used for cooking ever. Go figger. But I don't usually cook with it anyway. I just want the LOOK of it in my yard or herb garden. Thanks again for getting that info. I'm excited to know about it, and to finally understand what lavandins are, a term I had heard before, but never knew the meaning of. Here is one of the better pages I found with lots of general lavender information on many varieties. Marcia Here is a link that might be useful: Lavender Website

I'm gardening in Santa Monica and going for a more drought tolerant garden while keeping roses in the mix. I haven't been checking the forums for a bit and I'm sure I'll echo many recommendations already made, but I like the following so far: Lavenders of all sort, but especially Fern-leafed in tighter spots. Eschscholzia in a myriad of colors. Platystemon californicus. Annie's carries this absolutely charming California native. It has lovely light yellow flowers that close up at night. It looks great right now for me. I really love this annual/companion. It's definitely for the front of the border. Penstemons in darker purples, blues -Marguerite BOP amongst others- and red. They can fill out nicely. Salvia of all sorts. I like gregii hybrids for sunnier spots, but check out the selection at Annie's. It is terrific! Cerinthe. I love the blue-grey-green foliage and purple flowers. It's very easy from seed. Centranthus or Jupiter's Beard in pink/red and white is all over my garden. It spreads almost to the point of invasiveness, but it looks good with little water and the volunteers are easy to rip out. I like the way certain ornamental grasses blend with roses. Smaller Pennisetum, Calmagrostis, Bouteloua, and Deschampsia varieties can be blended with roses and other drought tolerant plants fairly easily. Nicotiana mutabilis is very low maintenance and low-water for me. It looks great Spring-Fall with tall stalks of multi-colored flowers. Limonium -statice or sea-lavender- comes in all sorts of colors besides purple and is very easy to maintain with little water. I like the apricot and white varieties a lot. I really enjoy variegated Euphorbias like 'Blue Glacier' and 'Tasmanian Tiger.' They can lend much needed foliage interest and form very shapely mounds. Columbines fare a bit better in light shade for me, but I love to grow them. I have a Rosa rugosa alba in light shade under planted with black/dark purple columbines that looks wonderful right now. Eriogonum or buckwheat can be mixed at the front of drought tolerant borders with great success. I like E. latifolium and E. grande v. rubescens a lot. The former has terrific light pink flowers if I recall correctly and the latter red. Some dwarf Correa varieties look great with roses. The common name is Australian Fuschia. They bloom in winter/spring and require little water. Consider South African bulbs that go dormant in the summer when there's little or no rain here anyways. Ixia, Aristea, Ferraria, species Gladiolus, and others can be unbelievably beautiful and very drought tolerant. Lewisia looks terrific in Spring in containers or in areas where it won't be covered up since it is quite short. Check out Annie's Annuals in Richmond for plenty of ideas if you haven't. I can't tell you how many wonderful plants I've seen on their site that I wish I could have ordered without thinking about it. Being able to go in person removes the need to save on shipping and you can see their demo gardens with mature examples of most of their offerings. Jay

/**************************************** What I HAVE for trade *****************************************/ Epiphyllum oxypetalum 'Queen of the Night': cuttings, I only have a few Epiphyllum sp. (possibly hookeri, the flowers are white): cuttings, I only have a few Lonicera japonica (Japanese Honeysuckle): cuttings, lots and lots! Aloe vera: small and large offsets available. Callisia fragrans: small and large offsets available. Lavandula dentata (Toothed Lavender): tip cuttings, lots and lots! /**************************************** What I'm LOOKING for *****************************************/ Plumeria rubra - white variety Hoya - Any Vanilla - Any Lavenders: - L. multifida (fernleaf lavender) - L. intermedia 'Grosso' - L. angustifolia 'Hidcote Blue' - L. vera Buddleia / Buddleja - B. davidii 'Black Knight' Hydrangea - H. paniculata 'Vanilla Strawberry' - H. macrophylla (mopheads): ask me with name or pictures of the flowers! Japanese Maples - Any named variety Bergonia - Interesting leaves preferred over large showy flowers Cacti and Succulents: - ask me with name or pictures!