Compact Lavenders: Big Fragrance in Small Packages

What's not to love about lavender? Its heady fragrance flavors potpourri, soap, perfume, and even food. Most varieties dry beautifully for bouquets and attract pollinators. There's a species for nearly every region—coast, valleys, mountains, deserts.

Dwarf lavenders (under 2 feet tall) are compact alternatives to common 4-foot types, ideal for small beds, edging, and containers. They retain all the great qualities of their larger kin.

Shopping tip: 'Hidcote' and 'Munstead' are often grown from seed, so growth habit and flower color vary. Buy them in bloom (or from nurseries selling only cutting-grown plants) to know what you're getting.

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