Lavandula x intermedia 'Provence'
Common Name: French Lavender, Lavendin, Hedge Lavender
If you’re looking for the most fragrant variety of lavender for making fresh or dried bouquets, lavender wands, potpourri, or for culinary delights, ‘Provence’ is the best! This selection of French lavender has long stems that are wonderful for cutting and produces narrow, lavender blue flower spikes that are often picked to make tea or lemonade, cookies and cakes, and other sweets. Its fragrance is intense but sweet, not spicy.
The plant forms a large shrub (the largest of all we offer) and is often used en masse to form a low hedge. In warmer climates, the plant grows much larger than in the northern limits of its hardiness zone where winter dieback is sometimes experienced. It returns year after year from the rootstock in northern zones, but may be evergreen in the south.
‘Provence’ is widely grown in Great Britain because of its relative tolerance of damp (but not waterlogged) winter soil. This could be a good choice in the Pacific Northwest where conditions are similar.
Lavender has been grown for centuries for its intensely fragrant flowers and beautiful appearance. It is a staple item of every sunny garden, and its dried flowers are widely used in potpourris and arrangements.
