General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 18 inches
Plant Spread: 18 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Fragrant
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Provides winter interest
Groundcover
Culinary Herb
Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Flowers
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Toxicity: Other: can cause allergic reactions
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Plant lavender seeds beginning in summer and through the fall months. Slow to germinate, lavender seeds require patience. It will take about eight weeks for the seeds to develop enough to transplant to their final location.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Layering
Division
Other: Cut tender shoots that are around 2-4 in long with around 3-5 nodes. Avoid woody stems. Cut just below the last node.
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • English Lavender
  • Lavender
Also sold as:
  • Munstead Strain

Photo Gallery
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2016-06-14
- Munstead Lavender, attracting a Bumble Bee with crossed wings.
Location: Millinocket, Maine
Date: 2022-07-18
Location: My garden in Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 10.30.22
Leaves, first year
Location: My garden in Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 10.30.22
End of first season, after first frost
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2019-06-23
- A long lasting, favourite blue-purple on the edge of the garden
Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2016-06-13
Location: Sun Garden Pittsford NY
Date: 2011-07-04
Fragrent ,easy to grow,long blooming.
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2017-08-23
Location: My garden in Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 2023-06-16
Happy in the heat, great color
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2015-05-14

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Courtesy Outsidepride
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Location: South Carolina
Location: Fairfax, VA | July, 2022
Date: 2022-07-24
Location: My Cincinnati, Ohio garden
Date: June 2010
Lavender munstead
Location: Cincinnati, Oh
Date: May 2010
Two clumps of Munstead
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2015-04-29
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2010-05-15
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2017-08-23
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2017-08-23
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-06-24
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-06-24

Date: 2012-12-01

Date: 2012-12-01
Location: Cincinnati, Oh
Date: May 2010
Third year Munstead

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Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2010-05-15
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2010-05-15
Location: Fairfax, VA | July, 2022
Date: 2022-07-24
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2010-05-15
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2017-08-23

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Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2014-03-23
Lavender start. Am growing this in a small vertical garden and wi
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Comments:
  • Posted by SCButtercup (Simpsonville SC - Zone 7b) on Aug 24, 2014 9:08 PM concerning plant:
    Can be grown in large pot. Leave it outdoors with some evergreen branches sheltering it and it will come back in spring. I grow it in zone 8, but years ago I grew it in zone 5. Pick flowers before they are fully open to dry for sachets and wonderful-smelling decorations.
  • Posted by Catmint20906 (PNW WA half hour south of Olympia - Zone 8a) on Aug 23, 2014 8:44 PM concerning plant:
    English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) 'Munstead' is an attractive, fragrant lavender with greenish-gray foliage. L. angustifolia 'Munstead' enjoys medium to dry soil in sunny areas of the garden. It is a very useful companion plant, attracting a variety of bees and butterflies, as well as hoverflies, a beneficial insect that consumes aphids. English lavender is originally from the Mediterranean region, but reportedly got its name due to its ability to establish itself in the English climate and flourish there.
Plant Events from our members
christine2 On May 10, 2019 Transplanted
Moved some to S Pool
christine2 On May 1, 2008 Obtained plant
3
antsinmypants On February 21, 2022 Seeds sown
Winter sowed. Jug 1.
aspenhill On May 4, 2020 Obtained plant
Black Creek Greenhouse - qty 1
klc210 On November 12, 2022 Maintenance performed
(Using Harris Neem Oil concentrate I sprayed entire plant including stems & leaves both front and back. Also used same concentrate to drench the roots (using about 2-3 cups for the drench)
klc210 On October 15, 2022 Transplanted
Moved from container to front yard corner to the left of porch steps.
(Dug hole, broke up dirt (clay) on sides and botttom of hole with the shovel. Put a thin layer of new dirt (2 bags of Miracle Grow garden soil & 1 bag of black cow manure mixed) at bottom of hole. Took the grass from digging the hole and broke & ripped it up then put on bottom of hole. this was for the organic matter that I found mentioned with planting instructions. I then finished filling the hole with the dirt mixture pressing down slightly to avoid empty spaces around roots. When the hole was halfway full with the plant stabalized I poured Bonide Root & Grow Concentrate, a root stimulator and plant starter, all over the roots making sure I didnt miss any. when possible I dunked the roots into the liquid then poured it onto the roots.)
klc210 On July 18, 2022 Transplanted
tranplanted to bigger container
klc210 On July 2, 2022 Obtained plant
Retro67 On March 26, 2024 Miscellaneous Event
Went into fridge for stratification
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