PlantsHerbs & Teas
Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Dry-loving flowers for a raised sandy pocket
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- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry
- Mature size
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Jun–Jul
- How it spreads
- Perennial
- What to buy
- English lavender plants, not Spanish.
- When to plant
- Plant May, in a raised mix with grit. Not in raw clay.
In the design
English lavender (angustifolia) is the zone 6a one. French lavender is not.
If you eat it
Flowers for sachets and cooking in small amounts
Culinary use is the flowers, sparingly. This is not a medicine.
Only eat what you planted and can name. This is not a foraging or medical guide.
