3 Imperial Gem lavender 2 year old plants

New variety of lavender with vigorous and vibrant blooms. Top rated by the Chicago Botanic Garden. You will receive (3) starter plants in 3 inch pots.

Imperial Gem is a compact, but still bushy, lavender plant. It has strong, sturdy stems. An example of a plant that is not compact would be Hidcote. With its petite and compact size, Imperial Gem would be great in a container indoor or outdoor. (Lavender plants are great air purifiers). These also look beautiful in the first or second row of a larger garden.  Size-wise, this is similar to Sweet Romance lavender.

Bees and butterflies love lavender. 

Lavandula Angustifolia - English Lavender: 

English lavender typically blooms earlier than Lavandula x Intermedia varieties of lavender, and it's more winter hardy (even U.P. Michigan winter hardy when uncovered). 

Height: 18.0-24.0 Inches

Spread: 18.0-24.0 Inches

Hardiness Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Flower Color: Purple-blue shades

Foliage Color: silver-green

Sunlight: Full Sun (> 6 hrs. Direct Sun)

Water Requirements: Low Water Needs

* As with all lavender, first-year plants may need more water as they get established. It's best to let the plants dry between waterings. 

Soil Quality: Poor Soil Quality 

Soil Chemistry: 

• Neutral Soil (pH = 7.0) 
• Alkaline Soil (pH > 7.0)

Bloom time: 

• Early Summer
• Midsummer
• Late Summer
• Early Fall
  

Resistant: 

• Deer resistant
• Rabbit resistant 

Use for lavender: 

• Good for pollinators. 
• Gorgeous to have growing in your garden. 
• Relaxing, can help ease anxiety (I can attest!).
• Cut the flowers to use as fresh bouquets. 
• Give cut flower bouquets to friends and loved ones. 
• Cut foliage for winter floral designs. 
• Dried flowers can be debudded to make sachets. 
• Dry flower cuttings and use buds in culinary dishes. 
• Put in a home decor vase and use as an indoor plant. 
• Put in a home decor vase and give as a gift for Mother's Day.

 
Your plants are off to a good start! Our lavender plants are grown outside where it is survival of the fittest - not in a greenhouse. When you decide to add a lavender plant from Pause Lavender Farm to your garden, have confidence that the plant has already adapted to outdoor weather and temperatures. Plant it in your garden and watch it bloom! 

Photo credits - Walter's Gardens and Pause Lavender Farm, LLC