Provence lavender blooms longer than many lavender varieties and brings classic lavender color, long flower spikes, and silvery foliage to your garden. It’s a beautiful choice for herb gardens, borders, and containers—and a favorite for culinary use, fresh bouquets, and sachets.
You’ll receive: 3 lavender plants, 2 years old.
Our shipments start in May, depending on the weather.
Why Provence is a favorite
- Long bloom window compared to many lavenders
- Classic fragrance with scented foliage
- Long flower spikes in the traditional lavender color
- Excellent for drying (soaps, crafts, wreaths, sachets)
- Great in containers and herb gardens
- Attracts butterflies and is deer resistant
- Heat tolerant
Plant details
- Scientific name
- Lavandula intermedia
- Common name
- Lavender
- Hardiness
- Zones 5a–8b
- Cold tolerance
- to -20°F (-28.9°C)
- Bloom season
- Late spring, summer, late summer
- Plant habit
- Mounded, upright
- Height
- About 30 inches (76 cm)
- Width
- 18–24 inches (46–61 cm)
- Spacing
- 18–24 inches (46–61 cm)
- Exposure
- Sun
- Water
- Light
- Fertilizer
- None, or only as needed
- Characteristics
- Attracts butterflies; deer resistant; fragrant flowers; scented foliage; heat tolerant
- General description
- Fragrant, light purple florets above gray-green, evergreen foliage
Ways to use Provence lavender
- Plant in herb gardens, borders, or containers for fragrance and structure.
- Harvest fresh flower spikes for bouquets.
- Dry bunches for sachets, soaps, wreaths, and crafts.
- Use culinary lavender responsibly (best from plants grown without harmful chemicals).
