Lavandula angustifolia 'Lady' is a compact lavender that can be grown in small gardens or at the front of the border. It blooms in midsummer with fragrant , lavender-blue flowers. It's a first-year flowering perennial .
Lavender 'Lady' can be grown as a short hedge by spacing the plants 10" apart. It's also nice in containers or in the rock garden . The flowers attract bees, butterflies and beneficial insects.
Lavandula angustifolia 'Lady' was an All-America Selections winner in 1994. It is drought tolerant , and it thrives in poor, well-drained soil. Prune it back in late summer after the flowers fade. Hardy in zones 5-9.
Start lavender seeds indoors in late winter. Barely cover the seeds with soil, then refrigerate for 3 weeks. Full sun. Well-drained soil.