Light
Full sun in an open position.
Learn how to care for your green friend
French Lavender
Lavandula stoechas · French Lavender
Herbs · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
This French lavender is the Sancho Panza type with prominent purple bracts above its flower heads.
A space where it can thrive
Grow as a cultivated garden crop in a bed or suitably sized container. The illustrated nursery pot is a presentation, not a recommendation for the mature plant’s root space.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions.
Your care routine
Watering
Water carefully while establishing. Thereafter allow the surface to dry; never keep the crown in saturated soil.
Soil & drainage
Exceptionally well-drained soil. Avoid a rich, wet planting hole that holds winter rain.
Temperature
Plan sowing for the crop’s preferred season. Protect young plants and containers from severe frost; local conditions affect timing.
Planting
Surface sow with warmth and bright light. Plant sturdy seedlings into an open, sunny position.
Harvest
Snip flowering stems once buds colour, or leave them for pollinators. Avoid cutting deeply into woody branches.
Through the seasons
This is a tender lavender type. Protect it from frost and prolonged winter wet; a bright frost-free container location is safer than an exposed cold bed.
When your plant needs help
- It is Lavandula stoechas, not English lavender; give it a sheltered site and protect from severe wet cold.
Pets & little ones
This guide covers a cultivated garden crop. Confirm the identity and the edible part before harvesting; wash produce and keep unverified plants away from children and pets.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.