A bushy perennial, lavender grows from 1 to 3 feet tall, bearing small blue-violet flowers on spikes with blue-green, needle-like foliage. The oils in the flowers give the herb its distinctive balsam-like fragrance.

2025年2月4日 · Lavender (Lavendula spp.) is a popular, fragrant perennial with gray-green foliage, upright flower spikes, and a compact shrub growth habit that reaches about three feet. Flowers usually bloom in summer and have a signature scent …

2023年10月22日 · Aromatic silver leaves and vibrant blue blooms define lavender, immediately transporting you to the sunlit Mediterranean shores. This iconic perennial shrub thrives in dry gardens, offering fragrant flower spikes in shades of blue, purple, white, and pink. Beyond its calming aroma, lavender buzzes with life in the garden.

With its silvery-green foliage, upright flower spikes, and compact shrub-like form, lavender is ideal for creating informal hedges. You can also harvest it for fragrant floral arrangements, sachets, and potpourri, as well as many medicinal and culinary uses.

Grow lavender in your garden and you’ll be rewarded with colorful flowers, wonderful fragrance and a feast for pollinators — all from a low-maintenance plant. This perennial lavender has been developed for hardiness, so it stands up to heat, humidity, and winter cold. The plants also resist root and foliar diseases. Even deer leave them alone!

2024年7月31日 · Here are 23 of the most fragrant and beautiful types of lavender plants to consider for your garden. Lavender plants (Lavandula spp. and hybrids) are toxic to cats, dogs, and horses. Like French lavender, Spanish lavender's tall, pinkish-purple bracts outshine the tiny flowers they contain.

2022年1月7日 · Lavender flowers with their vivid shades of purple, lilac, blue, pink, and even white are beautiful aromatic flowering spikes growing on small perennial shrubs. Lavender plants typically bloom in summer and fill gardens with fragrant aromas and stunning colors.

Lavender grows best in well-drained sandy loam, but it can grow in less fertile gravelly ground. Your plants need excellent drainage in order avoid root rot. You will, however, need to water young plants at least until they establish themselves.

2023年9月11日 · With more than 450 kinds of lavender to choose from, it can be overwhelming to pick the best ones for your garden. But it's also hard to go wrong. Most varieties of this herb feature fragrant foliage and beautiful flowers, along with resistance to drought, deer, and other pests. Our guide will aid you in your choice.

2024年3月18日 · Lavender is a perennial, so it will come back every year as long as you care for it properly, which includes giving it plenty of sun, a little bit of water, and a lot of love. If all of its needs are met, you can expect your lavender plant to bloom every year, for about three to …