This plant does best in the full sun and has low water needs. This is the hardiest of all lavenders and it can tolerate temperatures below 10° F. A nice lavender for cut flower use and reportedly, the blooms are edible.

Lavandula angustifolia is native to the Mediterranean Sea basin from Spain east to Croatia. The name for the genus is from the Latin 'lavare' or 'lavo' meaning "to wash" in reference to use of infusions of the plants. The specific epithet is Latin meaning "narrow leaf". This species was as previously known as Lavandula officinalis with this epithet referring to the plant's medicinal properties. Though not native to England, its most frequently used common name is English Lavender but it is also called Lavender, True Lavender, Garden Lavender, Common Lavender, and Narrow-leaved Lavender. Our crops of this plant, which we sold from 1993 until 2006 we all grown from seed. 

The information displayed on this page about Lavandula angustifolia is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.