English Lavender 'Lady' (Lavandula angustifolia 'Lady'): Compact, Early-Blooming Variety for Containers and Edging

Overview

English lavender 'Lady' (Lavandula angustifolia 'Lady') is a compact, uniform cultivar that blooms in its first year from seed. It forms a neat, 12-16 inch mound of gray-green foliage with dense spikes of lavender-blue flowers in early to mid-summer. Sweet fragrance, good for culinary use.

Botanical Details

• Family: Lamiaceae (mint family)
• Genus: Lavandula
• Species: angustifolia
• Cultivar: 'Lady'
• Synonyms: Lavandula officinalis, L. spica

Culture & Uses

Full sun, lean, alkaline, extremely well-drained soil. Drought-tolerant. Shear after flowering. Use in containers, low hedges, edging, rock gardens. Flowers for sachets, culinary (shortbread, honey), essential oil. Hardy in USDA zones 5-9. Reliable from seed.