Lavender Plants Look Like Dried Straw in NW Indiana: May Be Tender Varieties

A NW Indiana gardener's 6 lavender plants look like dried straw; asked if alive and will they green up and flower.

Possibility

Tom said French lavender (Lavandula dentata, Zone 8) and Spanish lavender (L. stoechas, Zone 8) are not reliably hardy there. It's mid-April; give a few more weeks. Some lavenders are slow to emerge.

Tender lavender varieties may not survive Zone 5/6 winters; wait for signs of life.