About this product

English Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia

Confirmed format: 2 Litre or 3 Litre pot

Plant Highlights: Fragrant evergreen foliage • Violet-purple flower spikes in summer • Highly attractive to bees and other pollinators • Excellent for borders, low hedging and containers • Drought tolerant once established

Overview

Lavandula angustifolia, commonly known as English Lavender, is a compact evergreen shrub valued for its aromatic silver-green foliage and elegant spikes of violet-purple flowers that appear throughout summer. Its fragrant blooms bring long-lasting colour and movement to the garden while providing a valuable nectar source for bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects.

Its naturally neat, bushy habit makes it equally at home in cottage gardens, gravel gardens and contemporary planting schemes. It can be used to edge pathways, create low informal hedges or add colour and fragrance to patio containers, where its evergreen foliage provides year-round structure.

Why We Love It

• Wonderfully fragrant foliage and flowers that release their scent in warm weather.

• A reliable source of summer nectar for bees and other pollinators.

• Compact, tidy habit that's easy to maintain with light annual pruning.

• Well suited to borders, gravel gardens, edging paths and patio containers.

• Drought tolerant once established, making it a practical choice for sunny, free-draining gardens.

Plant Details

Growing Guide

Position

Plant in a sunny, open position where it receives at least six hours of direct sunlight each day. Good air circulation helps keep plants healthy and encourages strong flowering.

Watering

Water regularly while the plant is establishing. Once established, lavender is drought tolerant and generally only requires watering during prolonged dry spells. Container-grown plants should be checked more frequently during warm weather.

Soil

Lavender performs best in light, well-drained soil. It dislikes prolonged winter wet, so improving drainage is especially important in heavier Irish soils. Avoid waterlogged sites.

Hardiness and Winter Care

Lavandula angustifolia is hardy (RHS H5) and is well suited to Irish gardens. Winter survival depends on free-draining soil, as prolonged wet conditions around the roots are more damaging than cold temperatures. Container-grown plants benefit from being kept out of persistently waterlogged conditions during winter.

Routine Care

Trim lightly after flowering to maintain a compact shape and encourage bushy growth. Avoid cutting back into old woody stems, as mature wood may not produce new shoots readily.

Perfect For

• Cottage and Mediterranean-style gardens.

• Low hedging and edging paths.

• Sunny borders and gravel gardens.

• Patio pots and containers.

• Wildlife-friendly planting schemes.

Good to Know

English Lavender naturally becomes woody with age. Regular light trimming each year helps maintain a compact, floriferous plant, but avoid hard pruning into old wood.

Product Information

• Supplied in a 2 Litre or 3 Litre pot.

• Evergreen shrub.

• Best grown in full sun.

• Suitable for borders, low hedging, gravel gardens and patio containers.

• Fragrant foliage with summer flowers that attract pollinators.