French Lavender — Shrubs
Lavandula stoechas
Full sun, light watering — hardy in most of the UK.
- Plant out
- May–Jun
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Difficulty
- Demanding
- Hardiness
- H4
- Season
- spring,summer
- Height
- 50–100 cm
- Spacing
- 100 cm
- Pets
- Toxic to pets
- Bee friendly
- Bee friendly
Growing notes
Grows to 0.5-1 metres. Space about 50-100cm apart. At its best in spring,summer.
Toxic to pets
Eating a quantity of the leaves or flowers can make a dog, cat or horse feel sick, be sick or go off their food. Horses do not vomit but can still be affected. Touching or brushing past the plant is not the problem, eating it is.
→ Your vet, Animal PoisonLine, or the Veterinary Poisons Information Service.