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    Lavandula x intermedia 'Provence'

    Also Known As

    • Lavandula intermedia 'du Provence'
    • Provence Lavender

    Plant type

    shrub, herb

    size

    • H: 2'-3'
    • W: 2'-3'

    planting zones

    • 7a-10b

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    Lavandula x intermedia 'Provence' plant details

    Lavandula x intermedia 'Provence' is a broadleaf evergreen herb or shrub with blue and green foliage. In summer lavender and purple flowers emerge. Attracts bees, beneficial insects and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and occasional - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in summer. Does well in average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant, humidity tolerant and wind tolerant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Lavandula x intermedia 'Provence'

    Plant type: herb or shrub
    Plant family: lamiaceae
    Foliage: evergreen blue and green
    Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 2 FT - 3 FT - tall
    Flowers: lavender and purple blooms in summer
    Uses: cutting garden, dried-arrangements, fragrant, rock garden, xeric

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Lavandula x intermedia 'Provence'

    USDA Zones: 7a - 10b
    Sun exposure: sun
    Watering frequency: occasional - low
    Resistant to: deer, rabbit and snail / slug, heat, humidity and wind
    Soil needs: average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    In Provence, France, where this sublime cultivar gets its name, this Lavender is favored for its high oil production used in the perfume industry. Delightful dusty-purple flowers which are intensely fragrant top upright silver stems. This lavender creates a lovely and very aromatic 3' mound which is perfect for Mediterranean, fragrant, water wise or pollinator gardens; makes a wonderful cut flower as well. S/M/GDr

    By: Forestfarm

    Zn 5. Vigorous long steammed. Very fragrant.

    By: Little Prince of Oregon

    What a classic, making long lasting displays of lavender flowers on very long stems. Perfect for making wands to share. 3 feet tall and wide. Minimum temperature: -10°F

    By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

    Silvery-blue foliage long lavender flowers

    By: Jockey Hill Nursery

    This is the famed azure blossomed lavender developed in the perfume fields of southern France and cherished for its intense scent and floriferous grayish-silver spikes.

    By: Logee's Plants for Home & Garden

    This popular lavender has light purple blooms on long stems. Good for potpourri, fragrant bouquets and sachets. Grayish green leaves. Shear lavenders lightly in early spring just as they begin growth and again after flowering to keep tidy.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    Easily drawing your eye when planted in a drift and absolutely stunning by the hundreds in a field, a surplus of large violet flowers graces fine textured gray-green foliage. This topnotch cultivar's neat, good-sized mound is long-lived and stays dapper all year, associating well with Kniphofia 'Gladness', Heuchera 'Old La Rochette' and Yarrows.

    By: Digging Dog Nursery

    Compact habit to 3' with both light and dark blue flower characteristics. This is the variety most commonly used for perfumery in the rocky soils of Provence. Hardy to 15F.

    By: Native Sons

    upright growing perennial herb with light purple flowers during summer..foliage and flowers are both fragrant..old fashioned favorite

    By: Accents for Home and Garden

    ‘Provence’ caught the attention of my nose many years ago, and it proved an easy plant in the garden. A hybrid between L. angustifolia & L. latifolia, both of which are vigorous plants tolerant of warm humid Summers. They also perform well in dry climates & are known for their very intense scent. ‘Provence’ grows fast to 3’ tall & wide & can be used as a short aromatic hedge. It takes well to pruning when young & blooms profusely in the mid-late Summer. Though not suitable for oil production, the light blue flowers make excellent dry flowers for sachets & are also used in cooking. Pick before the flowers are fully open for best results or leave them to be enjoyed by bees & butterflies. Shear for best appearance when the blooms are spent. Lives about 5-6 years.

    By: Annie's Annuals & Perennials

    Gardening facts about Lavandula x intermedia 'Provence' plant

    How to Grow Lavandula x intermedia 'Provence'

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun

    • Water Needs

      • occasional - drought tolerant

    • Water Needs

      • dry in summer

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • lean
      • well-drained
      • rocky
      • gritty

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • humidity tolerant
      • wind tolerant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green
      • blue

    • Flower Color

      • lavender
      • purple

    • Wildlife

      • beneficial insects
      • bees
      • butterflies
      • deer resistant
      • snail / slug resistant
      • rabbit resistant

    • Flower Season

      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen

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