Sensational lavandin
Lavandula intermedia 'Sensational'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterNeeds dry soil
Size2 to 2.5 feet tall2 to 2.5 feet wide
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Dark purple
- Foliage color
- Grey-green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Neutral to slightly alkaline (pH 6.5-8.0)
- Toxicity
- Non-toxic
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sensational' lavandin (Lavandula intermedia 'Sensational') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, pollinator gardens, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and dry, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. Dark purple flowers sit on branched stems above grey-green leaves and open in summer, then again in autumn. Bees and butterflies visit the fragrant blooms. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Elfin mother of thyme, Millenium ornamental onion, Autumn moor grass, and Miss Violet wand butterflybush.