English lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
- Size
- 0.6 m tall, 0.7 m across
- Light
- Full sun
- Hardy to
- -20 degrees
- Flowers
- June to August
- Bees and butterflies
- Edging a bed or a path
- Scent
- Scented
- Good for pollinators
Safety
- A dog that chews it may get an upset stomach.
- A cat that chews it may get an upset stomach.
Reviewed and approved for Poland by a qualified gardener with thirty years of practice, 22 September 2026.
What it needs, what it becomes
- Type
- Fruit and herbs
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Size when mature
- 0.6 m tall, 0.7 m across
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry, medium
- Soil
- sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- 6.5 to 8
- Hardy to
- -20 degrees
- Flowers
- June to August
- For pollinators
- Very good
- Water
- Low water
- Upkeep
- Little
- Growth
- Steady
- In Europe
- Introduced
- Spreading risk
- None known
- If eaten
- People: Not toxic · Dogs: Can upset a stomach · Cats: Can upset a stomach
- Worth knowing
- Edible
Design a garden with this plant
The studio draws a plan for your own plot and picks plants that suit its light and soil. It needs no account.
Design my gardenFree, no account and no card
