Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender is expected to grow 15cm to 25cm per year.

• Medium Growth Rate

• Shrubs
• Plant in Pots (or) Suitable for Pots
• Underplanting
• Edible Garden

Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender works in an:

• Cottage Garden – romantic mix of flowers, colour, and texture.
• Mediterranean Style Garden – timeless courtyard look with stone, pots, and bold greenery.
• Low-maintenance Garden – resilient choices for easy care and year-round appeal.
• Modern Garden – sleek, minimal, and design-led planting.

Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender is an Evergreen (foliage year round) Tree

Mature Height: 40cm to 80cm

Mature Width: 50cm to 80cm

Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender is expected to grow 15cm to 25cm per year.

Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender is expected to grow 15cm to 25cm per year.

They are considered to have a:

• Medium Growth Rate

Is Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender frost tolerant?

Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender is Frost Hardy – Survives heavy and frequent frost without damage.

Lavandula angustifolia produces slender unbracted purple flower spikes through late spring and summer, releasing the sweet fragrance associated with culinary lavender and essential oil. Light pruning after the main flush often encourages a lighter second flowering through autumn.

Does Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender flower?

• Yes - Flowers

Flowering Period:

• Spring
• Summer

Flower Type:

Flower Colour:

Purple

No

Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender is Native to Native to the Mediterranean mountain regions, where Lavandula angustifolia grows naturally on dry alpine and sub-alpine hillsides.

Lavandula angustifolia is exceptionally attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinators, providing a sustained nectar source through late spring and summer. Its fragrant foliage and flower spikes also offer cover and forage value for small beneficial insects in cottage and herb gardens.

Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender will thrive best in:

• Full Sun

Lavandula angustifolia performs best in free-draining sandy or loamy soils with a neutral to alkaline pH. It tolerates poorer soils provided drainage remains excellent. Heavy clay or persistently wet conditions should be avoided, as waterlogged soil quickly leads to root rot and is the most common cause of lavender failure. Keep soil lightly moist during establishment, then allow the soil to dry between watering as the plant matures.

Is Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender Drought tolerant?

As a young plant Lavandula angustifolia benefits from light, regular watering to establish strong roots. Once established it shows excellent drought tolerance and performs reliably through warm, dry summers with deep, occasional watering, maintaining its compact form and silvery foliage.

Lavandula angustifolia generally reaches around 40 to 80 centimetres tall and 50 to 80 centimetres wide at maturity. It is the most compact of the common lavender species, suiting low borders, herb gardens and pots.

Lavandula angustifolia flowers from late spring through summer, producing slender unbracted purple spikes on long stems above silver-grey foliage. The flowers are the most fragrant of any lavender species and are the source of culinary lavender and lavender essential oil.

Yes. Lavandula angustifolia is the true culinary lavender, used in baking, herbal teas, syrups, infusions and as part of the classic Herbes de Provence blend. Other lavender species such as stoechas and dentata are higher in camphor and not recommended for culinary use.

Lavandula angustifolia grows best in full sun with free-draining soil, particularly in cool to warm temperate climates. It suits cottage borders, herb gardens, low formal hedging, rockeries and large containers, and tolerates light frost and dry conditions exceptionally well once established.

Yes. Lavandula angustifolia is the most frost-hardy of the commonly grown lavenders, handling moderate to heavy frost once established. It is well suited to inland, tableland and cool temperate gardens where other lavender species can struggle.

Yes. Lavandula angustifolia performs excellently in pots and raised planters thanks to its compact size. Use a quality free-draining mix, water moderately through warm weather and ensure drainage holes stay clear, since wet roots are the main cause of lavender decline in containers.

Lavandula angustifolia (English Lavender) has slender unbracted flower spikes, flowers later in the season, prefers cooler climates and produces the sweet fragrance associated with culinary and oil use. Lavandula stoechas (Italian Lavender) carries distinctive winged bracts on top of each spike, flowers earlier, suits warm temperate and coastal climates and is grown primarily for ornamental display.

Lavandula angustifolia responds well to a hard prune straight after flowering, cutting back by roughly a third into green foliage. Avoid cutting into old woody stems, since lavender does not reliably reshoot from bare wood. Regular pruning keeps the plant compact and productive for many years.