| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 30 to 40 inches (.75-1 m) |
| Plant Spread: | 30 to 40 inches (.75-1 m) |
| Leaves: | Fragrant |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Lavender Mauve |
| Uses: | Erosion control Culinary Herb Cut Flower Dried Flower Suitable as Annual |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant |
| Toxicity: | Other: can cause allergic reactions |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Can handle transplanting Other info: Plant lavender seeds beginning in summer and through the fall months. Slow to germinate, lavender seeds require patience. It will take about eight weeks for the seeds to develop enough to transplant to their final location. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Division Other: Cut tender shoots that are around 2-4 in long with around 3-5 nodes. Avoid woody stems. Cut just below the last node. |
| Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Bees |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
| iheartmrf | From April 28, 2018 to May 11, 2018 | Obtained plant Purchased three healthy plants from Millcreek Gardens. No flowers, just healthy foliage. |
| variegatagal | On May 29, 2018 | Obtained plant Not sure when I got this. Originally 2 specimens, 1 died. Windowsill planter. |
| tiffwestlund | On May 17, 2021 | Obtained plant |
| dnrevel | On February 19, 2024 | Cuttings took Looking good, growing well. Cuttings setting roots. Adding LED light to grow on until it is warming in the greenhouse. For now growing in the basement. |
| dnrevel | On February 1, 2024 | Potted up Potted up four French lavender cuttings, two had bloom heads, which I cut off. Now growing on in the basement. |
| dnrevel | On November 6, 2023 | Cuttings stuck Four cuttings stuck and placed in basement to root. By December all four had taken root. |
| dnrevel | On February 3, 2023 | Cuttings stuck I am overwintering this plant in the new, small greenhouse. I clipped several fresh cuttings today, still alive, and will see if I can get them growing indoors. |
| pinetastic | On May 13, 2023 | Obtained plant |
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