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French lavender topiary with a clipped round head of gray-green leaves and purple flower spikes in a terracotta pot

French Lavender Topiary

Lavandula dentata
Categories:
Shrubs  ·  
Shrubs
Light
Full sun
Water
Low to moderate; deep watering, allowing soil to dry between waterings.
Size
2-3 ft tall × 2-3 ft wide
Habit
Mounded – spreading shrub
Toxicity
Toxic — Pets
Description
French lavender is an aromatic, woody subshrub with toothed gray-green foliage and dense flower spikes, here maintained in a topiary form. One of the most heat- and humidity-tolerant lavenders for the low desert. Needs excellent drainage.
Bloom Time
Spring to summer; often reblooms fall to winter in mild years
Deciduous / Evergreen
Evergreen
Special Features
Attracts Bees / Pollinators, Attracts Butterflies, Deer / Rabbit Resistant, Fragrant, Heat Tolerant
Growth Rate
Moderate
Growth Habit
Mounded – spreading shrub
Mature Size
2-3 ft tall × 2-3 ft wide
Flower Color
Purple to lavender
Foliage Color
Gray-green
Landscape Use
Border / Bed, Container / Patio, Edible / Orchard, Fragrance Garden, Specimen / Accent
Garden Style
Container / Patio, Edible Garden, Hedge / Formal, Pollinator / Wildlife
Soil
Sandy / Rocky, Well-Drained
Companion Plants
Desert marigold, Germander, Lantana, Rosemary, Salvia
Toxic — Pets
Toxic to pets (mild GI upset)
Care Instructions

Light: Full sun

Water: Low to moderate; deep watering, allowing soil to dry between waterings.

Soil: Well-draining, alkaline to neutral soil; tolerates poor, rocky soils. Avoid heavy clay.

Mature size: 2-3 ft tall, 2-3 ft wide

Bloom: Spring to summer; often reblooms fall to winter in mild years

Evergreen / deciduous: Evergreen

Growth rate: Moderate