Compact Mediterranean lavender with stubby flower heads topped by showy purple bracts like rabbit ears. Earlier flowering, more compact, and more architectural than English lavender, but less hardy.
Hardiness ratings
| System | Rating | Temperature range | How to read it |
|---|---|---|---|
| USDA hardiness zone | Zone 7–10 | −17.8 °C to 4.4 °C | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
| RHS hardiness rating | H4 | −10 °C to −5 °C | Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance |
| Canadian plant hardiness zone | Zone 8–9 | −7 °C and warmer | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
| Australian (ANBG) zone | Zone 3–6 | −5 °C to 15 °C | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
Growing notes
- Plant in hot dry borders, gravel gardens, and Mediterranean plantings — flowers earlier than English lavender (April–May), then again in late summer if deadheaded
- Edible flowers — used like English lavender in baking, syrups, and infusions, although the flavour is more strongly camphorous
- Distinct from English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia, already in the database) and from lavandin (L. × intermedia, already in batch 5) — Spanish lavender has the characteristic rabbit-ear bracts
- Less hardy than English lavender — best in zones 7 and warmer
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