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Best Lavenders for Pots and Containers

Selecting, planting and caring for your Lavender plants

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What could be more delightful than a big pot of lavender in full bloom, set next to a doorway, greeting all passersby with its heavenly fragrance and colorful blossoms? Lavender (Lavandula) is a very attractive perennial that enjoys a long flowering season and is fairly easy to grow. Since not all lavenders are hardy, containers provide the opportunity to grow Lavender that would otherwise not be suited to your garden. Place them in a sunny spot (at least 6 hours of sunshine per day), provide the right soil and plenty of drainage, and your Lavender will happily blossom and grow!

Dozens of Lavender varieties are available and finding the right Lavender plant for your favorite containers is not always an easy task. To assist you in selecting the right plant, we have prepared this guide, which we hope will be helpful to you.

Main Lavender Types for Pots & Containers

  • Lavandula angustifolia, also called True Lavender or Common Lavender has long been cultivated for its high-quality lavender oil. Cultivars of this species tend to be compact in habit and have grayish-green narrow leaves and relatively short compact flower spikes. Flowering typically occurs from late spring to midsummer. Small-growing Lavender cultivars are ideally suited for containers as they keep a reasonably compact and small form naturally. Larger Lavender varieties can also be grown in containers, but they will need to be either transplanted to the garden after a couple of years or planted in a larger container.
  • Lavandula stoechas, also called French Lavender, Spanish Lavender, or Butterfly Lavender, is recognizable by the conspicuous sterile bracts resembling extravagant ears, on top of the short dense inflorescence. Grown for their silvery aromatic leaves, the very distinctive flowers, however, steal the show with their pronounced “ears” sprouting from each flower head. This Lavender loves hot weather but is more tender (Hardiness 8-9) than other Lavenders. Flowering typically occurs from mid-spring to late summer.

Suggested Lavender Varieties

There are many varieties of Lavender, including dwarf cultivars which are ideal for container growing and can be clipped into decorative balls and cones. Obviously, compact varieties make the best choices.

Guide Information

Hardiness 9 - 11
Plant Type Perennials, Shrubs
Genus Lavandula
Attracts Bees
Landscaping Ideas Patio And Containers

Lavandula Angustifolia - English Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcote’ (Lavender)
Lavandula angustifolia ‘Lavenite Petite’ (Lavender)
Lavandula angustifolia ‘Little Lottie’ (Lavender)
Lavandula angustifolia ‘Melissa Lilac’ (Lavender)
Lavandula angustifolia ‘Miss Katherine’ (Lavender)
Lavandula angustifolia ‘Munstead’ (Lavender)
Lavandula angustifolia ‘Nana Alba’ (Lavender)
Lavandula angustifolia ‘Rosea’ (Lavender)
Lavandula angustifolia ‘Thumbelina Leigh’ (Lavender)

Lavandula Stoechas - French Lavender

Lavandula pedunculata subsp. pedunculata (Lavender)

Growing and Caring for Potted Lavender

Planting and Caring for Lavender in Pots
How to Prune Lavender: Keep Your Garden Fragrant and Blooming

Garden Examples

A Charming Mediterranean Flagstone Pathway
A Contemporary Provencal Courtyard
A Fabulous Duo: Rose ‘Harlow Carr’ & Lavender ‘Hidcote’
A Long-Lasting Summer Duo for your Borders: Lavender and Cosmos
A Lovely Contemporary Garden Idea
A Lovely Mediterranean Border with Lavender and Lilies of the Nile
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While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.

Guide Information

Hardiness 9 - 11
Plant Type Perennials, Shrubs
Genus Lavandula
Attracts Bees
Landscaping Ideas Patio And Containers
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