Plant Type

Shrub, Perennial, Herb

 

Height Range

Under 1'

 

Flower Color

Purple

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Grey

 

Bark Color

Grey

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full

 

Water

Low

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Poor, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

Attracts Bees

Design Styles

English Cottage, Formal, Mediterranean, Ranch

 

Accenting Features

Fragrance, Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Summer

 

Location Uses

Perennial Border, Parking Strip, Walkways, With Rocks

 

Special Uses

Cut Flowers, Hedge, Fire Resistant, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

A smaller, compact lavender well suited to small gardens and parkstrips. Dense foliage is greenish-grey and very aromatic. Deep purple flowers appear early to late summer (deadheading will prolong the bloom period). Foliage may be semi-evergreen in milder winters. Very fragrant flowers are excellent cut for arrangements or dried.

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.