Lavender — Flowers
Lavandula angustifolia
Full sun, light watering — hardy through cold winters.
- Plant out
- May
- In flower
- Jun, Jul, Aug
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Hardiness
- H5
- Season
- summer
- Height
- 50–100 cm
- Spacing
- 150 cm
- Pets
- Toxic to pets
- Bee friendly
- Bee friendly
Growing notes
Grows to 0.5-1 metres. Space about 100-150cm apart. In flower Jun-Aug.
Toxic to pets
A pet that eats lavender may get mild sickness and go off its food; the concentrated oil is more harmful.
→ Your vet, Animal PoisonLine, or the Veterinary Poisons Information Service.