Choosing the right lavender plants can ensure early lavender flowers in your garden, filling your landscape with color and fragrance from spring through summer.
Lavender is a beloved plant for its fragrant flowers, versatility, and ability to thrive in various climates. Choosing the right lavender varieties can ensure early blooms in your garden, filling your landscape with color and fragrance from spring through summer.
There are four main types of lavender with different blooming seasons: English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), French Lavender (Lavandula dentata), Spanish Lavender (Lavandula stoechas), and Lavandin (Lavandula x intermedia).
Some lavenders bloom early in the season, with their magnificent flowers appearing as early as spring, while others bloom later in midsummer.
This lavender variety is recognized by its unique and showy flower spikes, topped with “ears” of colorful bracts that resemble butterflies fluttering above the flowers. Spanish lavender is not only attractive but also known for its early blooms, making it a favorite among gardeners who want to see color early in the season.
English lavender is prized for its high-quality essential oil and sweet fragrance. It is a classic favorite in herb gardens and ornamental landscapes alike. While English lavender typically blooms later than Spanish lavender, several cultivars are known to flower early in the season, making them a valuable addition for early color.
Often confused with Spanish lavender due to its shared common name, French lavender has distinctive serrated, or “toothed,” leaves and produces lavender-blue flowers throughout the growing season. While not as fragrant as English lavender, French lavender is valued for its long bloom time and ornamental appeal.
Hardiness |
5 - 11 |
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Heat Zones |
5 - 8 |
Climate Zones | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
Plant Type | Perennials, Shrubs |
Plant Family | Lamiaceae |
Genus | Lavandula |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Spring (Mid, Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late) |
Maintenance | Average |
Water Needs | Low |
Soil Type | Chalk, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Showy, Fragrant, Evergreen |
Tolerance | Drought, Deer, Rabbit, Dry Soil, Rocky Soil |
Attracts | Bees, Butterflies |
Landscaping Ideas | Edging, Beds And Borders, Hedges And Screens, Patio And Containers |
Garden Styles | City and Courtyard, Coastal Garden, Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage, Mediterranean Garden, Traditional Garden |
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Hardiness |
5 - 11 |
---|---|
Heat Zones |
5 - 8 |
Climate Zones | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
Plant Type | Perennials, Shrubs |
Plant Family | Lamiaceae |
Genus | Lavandula |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Spring (Mid, Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late) |
Maintenance | Average |
Water Needs | Low |
Soil Type | Chalk, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Showy, Fragrant, Evergreen |
Tolerance | Drought, Deer, Rabbit, Dry Soil, Rocky Soil |
Attracts | Bees, Butterflies |
Landscaping Ideas | Edging, Beds And Borders, Hedges And Screens, Patio And Containers |
Garden Styles | City and Courtyard, Coastal Garden, Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage, Mediterranean Garden, Traditional Garden |
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