Lavandin (species)
A perennial lavender grown for fresh, dried, oil. A Mediterranean crop: it demands sharp drainage and full sun, and wet feet is its defining failure mode.
Across the consideration criteria
How it grows
- Cold hardiness
- -10°F
- Ripening
- Mid-season
- Vigor
- Moderate
- Disease tolerance
- Moderate
- Drainage need
- Low Sharp Draining
- Soil pH
- 6.5–8
- Graft requirement
- Not required
- US availability
- Available
Considerations
The defining requirement: lavender and peony fail on wet feet.
Hardy to about -10°F (USDA zone 5).
Mid-season bloom.
A full-sun crop.
Prefers a pH band of 6.5–8.
These are intrinsic to the perennial flower. On a real property, Folia scores each against your site; here they're shown on their own.
Grows alike
similar to growGrosso Lavandin
wants the same drainage · shares its hardiness class
Provence Lavandin
wants the same drainage · shares its hardiness class
English Lavender (species)
wants the same drainage · shares its hardiness class
Hidcote English Lavender
wants the same drainage · shares its hardiness class
Munstead English Lavender
wants the same drainage · shares its hardiness class
Phenomenal Lavandin
shares its hardiness class · wants the same drainage
Climate-adapted alternatives
more resilient picksGrosso Lavandin
similar winter hardiness · similar drainage need
Provence Lavandin
similar winter hardiness · similar drainage need
English Lavender (species)
similar winter hardiness · similar drainage need
Hidcote English Lavender
similar winter hardiness · similar drainage need
Munstead English Lavender
similar winter hardiness · similar drainage need
Phenomenal Lavandin
similar winter hardiness · similar drainage need
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