agriculture, forestry & fisheries Department: Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA Further information can be obtained from: Directorate Plant Production Private Bag X250 PRETORIA 0001 Tel: +27 12 319 6072 Fax +27 12 319 6372 Email [email protected] 2012 (revised) Printed and published by Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Obtainable from Resource Centre Directorate Communication Services Private Bag X144 PRETORIA 0001 CONTROL: • For Fusarium and leaf spot, remove diseased plants and reduce soil moisture. • For root, stem, and leaf rot, remove diseased foli- age and reduce soil moisture. Acknowledgement We thank the members of SAEOPA and KARWIL consultancy for information provided. Lavender Lavender Lavandula angustifolia Family: Lamiaceae
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agric
ultu
re,
fore
stry
& fi
sher
ies
Dep
artm
ent:
Agric
ultu
re, F
ores
try a
nd F
ishe
ries
REPU
BLIC
OF
SOUT
H AF
RICA
Fur
ther
info
rmat
ion
can
be o
btai
ned
from
:
Dire
ctor
ate
Pla
nt P
rodu
ctio
nP
rivat
e B
ag X
250
PR
ET
OR
IA 0
001
Tel
:
+27
12
319
6072
Fax
+27
12
319
6372
Em
ail
Tha
bo.R
amas
hala
@da
ff.go
v.za
2012
(rev
ised
)
Prin
ted
and
publ
ishe
d by
D
epar
tmen
t of A
gric
ultu
re, F
ores
try a
nd F
ishe
ries
Obt
aina
ble
from
R
esou
rce
Cen
tre
Dire
ctor
ate
Com
mun
icat
ion
Ser
vice
s
Priv
ate
Bag
X14
4
PR
ETO
RIA
00
01
CO
NT
RO
L:
• F
or F
usar
ium
and
leaf
spo
t, re
mov
e di
seas
ed
plan
ts a
nd r
educ
e so
il m
oist
ure.
• F
or r
oot,
stem
, and
leaf
rot
, rem
ove
dise
ased
foli-
age
and
redu
ce s
oil m
oist
ure.
Ack
now
ledg
emen
t
We
th
an
k th
e m
em
be
rs o
f S
AE
OP
A a
nd
KA
RW
IL
cons
ulta
ncy
for
info
rmat
ion
prov
ided
.
Lave
nder
Lave
nder
La
vand
ula
angu
stifo
liaFa
mily
: Lam
iace
ae
Bac
kgro
und
Ess
en
tia
l o
il cr
op
s a
re c
rop
s th
at
ha
ve v
ola
tile
, a
rom
atic
oils
in c
ert
ain
pa
rts
of
the
pla
nt.
Ess
en
tial
oils
are
na
tura
l pla
nt
pro
du
cts
wh
ich
acc
um
ula
te in
sp
ecia
lised
str
uctu
res
such
as
oil c
ells
, gl
andu
lar
tri-
chom
es, a
nd o
il or
res
in v
esse
ls. T
he o
il is
ext
ract
ed
fro
m t
he
pla
nt
thro
ug
h s
tea
m d
istil
latio
n,
che
mic
al
extr
actio
n or
CO
2 ex
trac
tion.
La
van
du
la a
ng
ust
ifolia
is a
pe
ren
nia
l, b
ush
y sh
rub
grow
ing
0,3
to 1
,2 m
hig
h. T
rue
lave
nder
has
a c
om-
pact
and
rou
nded
gro
wth
form
.
Orig
in a
nd d
istr
ibut
ion
Mos
t lav
ende
r sp
ecie
s or
igin
ate
in th
e M
edite
rran
ean
ba
sin
, in
ro
cky,
ca
lca
reo
us
are
as.
La
ven
de
r o
c-cu
rs o
ver
No
rth
Afr
ica
, M
ed
iterr
an
ea
n E
uro
pe
an
d W
este
rn In
dia.
La
ven
de
r is
cu
ltiva
ted
in t
he
We
ste
rn a
nd
Ea
ste
rn
Ca
pe
, K
wa
-Zu
lu-N
ata
l, F
ree
Sta
te,
Ga
ute
ng
an
d M
pum
alan
ga p
rovi
nces
.
Clim
atic
and
soi
l req
uire
men
ts
Lave
nder
pro
duce
s w
ell w
ith a
n an
nual
rai
nfal
l ran
ge
fro
m 3
00
to
1 4
00
mm
pe
r ye
ar.
It
req
uir
es
we
ll-dr
aine
d lig
ht, s
andy
, or s
andy
loam
, or g
rave
lly s
oils
in
full
sun.
Soi
l pH
sho
uld
be b
etw
een
5,8
and
8,3.
Use
s
La
ven
de
r is
use
d in
so
ap
ma
kin
g,
hig
h-q
ua
lity
pe
r-fu
me
s su
ch a
s ‘E
au
de
Co
log
ne
,’ ca
nd
les,
ince
nse
sa
che
ts,
po
tpo
urr
i, w
an
ds,
pill
ow
s, f
low
er
bu
nd
les,
d
rie
d a
rra
ng
em
en
ts,
wa
ll h
an
gin
gs,
wre
ath
s a
nd
man
y ot
her
appl
icat
ions
.
Cul
tura
l pra
ctic
es
Pla
ntin
g
Lave
nder
is n
orm
ally
pla
nted
in a
row
wid
th o
f 1,2
to
2,0
m a
part
. S
paci
ng b
etw
een
plan
ts is
30
to 6
0 cm
, w
hich
giv
es a
pla
nt d
ensi
ty o
f 8 0
00 to
28
000
plan
ts
per
hect
are.
Pro
paga
tion
Lave
nder
is m
ainl
y pr
opag
ated
by
seed
, cut
tings
, lay
-er
ing,
tis
sue
cultu
re a
nd d
ivis
ion
of r
oots
. T
o en
sure
ge
netic
uni
form
ity p
ropa
gatio
n by
see
d sh
ould
not
be
used
.
Fer
tilis
atio
n
Lave
nder
pro
duce
s w
ell o
n so
ils th
at a
re n
utrie
nt d
e-fic
ient
for
mos
t oth
er c
rops
. Exc
essi
ve a
pplic
atio
ns o
f ni
trog
en c
an d
ecre
ase
oil q
ualit
y, r
esul
t in
unh
ealth
y pl
ants
and
will
incr
ease
wee
d co
mpe
titio
n.
Irrig
atio
n
Irrig
atio
n is
nee
ded
for
the
first
2 y
ears
unt
il th
e cr
op
ha
s b
eco
me
est
ab
lish
ed
. D
rip
irr
iga
tio
n i
s re
com
-m
ende
d as
it w
ill a
lso
assi
st in
con
trol
ling
wee
ds.
Wee
d co
ntro
l
Han
d-ho
eing
and
mec
hani
cal w
eedi
ng w
ith a
trac
tor-
dra
wn
cu
ltiva
tor
is r
eco
mm
en
de
d f
or
the
co
ntr
ol o
f w
eeds
. Gen
eral
ly, t
wo
to th
ree
wee
ding
ses
sion
s ar
e ne
cess
ary
durin
g th
e ye
ar.
Dis
tilla
tion
wa
ste
fro
m t
his
cro
p a
pp
lied
as
org
an
ic
mul
ch is
foun
d to
be
effe
ctiv
e in
con
trol
ling
wee
ds.
Pes
t and
dis
ease
con
trol
Ver
y fe
w p
ests
occ
ur o
n la
vend
er in
Sou
th A
fric
a as
th
e pl
ant i
s a
natu
ral p
est r
epel
lent
. The
soi
l nem
atod
e M
eloi
dogy
ne h
apla
has
bee
n re
port
ed a
s a
pote
ntia
l th
reat
to la
vend
er p
rodu
ctio
n. R
oot d
isea
ses
that
may
oc
cur a
re F
usar
ium
spp
. and
Arm
illar
ia s
pp. L
eaf s
pot,
root
, ste
m, a
nd le
af r
ot m
ay o
ccur
.
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