Plant Type

Shrub, Perennial, Herb

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Purple, Violet

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Grey Green

 

Bark Color

Grey

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full

 

Water

Low

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam

 

Soil Condition

Average, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

Attracts Bees

Design Styles

English Cottage, Mediterranean, Ranch, Spanish

 

Accenting Features

Fragrance, Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Summer

 

Location Uses

Perennial Border, Parking Strip, Raised Planter, Walkways

 

Special Uses

Cut Flowers, Hedge, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

Butterflies

'Martha Roderick' is a very reliable, dense, mounding lavender growing to about 18 inches tall and 24 inches wide. It has powdery gray-green narrow, smooth foliage and fuzzy light lavender-blue flower spikes that bloom from June until September. Both foliage and blooms are deeply aromatic, especially when crushed.

Lavenders thrive in full sun and poor soils, though a little kindness will be rewarded with a bounty of flowers. Plant in well-drained soil. Cut back 1/3 to 1/2 size in spring when new growth begins to emerge. Does not like to be divided, though sometimes stems that touch the ground will root, and these can be snipped from the parent plant and transplanted. Deer resistant.