ShrubsFrench Lavender
Lavandula dentata
French Lavender (Lavandula dentata) is a medium-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 5-9, that matures to about 1-3 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with low water needs in well-drained and occasionally-dry soil. Expect blue, purple and white blooms in summer. It attracts pollinators, stands up well to deer, drought and rabbits.
- USDA zones
- 5-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 1-3 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Blue, Purple, White
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Pollinators
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Rabbits
- Native to
- Europe
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — French Lavender is hardy to about -20°F (estimated from USDA zone 5), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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