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Planted out beside the veg bed, 7 Oct 2026
Silvery lavender
Lavandula (likely angustifolia; variety tbc)
A compact lavender with narrow silver leaves, most likely an English lavender; variety tbc. Grown on from a plug in a fabric grow bag shared with a gazania, then planted out beside the veg bed in October 2026.
The fourth lavender along the allium bed, and the one most likely to shrug off the winter.
- Common name
- Silvery lavender
- Section
- Beds
- Spot
- Garden (beside the veg bed)
- Soil
- Veg bed soil
- Options
Potential
A low silver edging plant for the veg bed, with summer flowers for the bees.
- From
- A plug from an online plant retailer, grown on, spring 2026
- Age
- About 1 year
- Next repot
- Not needed: it's in the ground
- Edible
- ❌ Not until the variety is confirmed.
- Hardy
- ✅ Likely fully, if it is English lavender as it looks; tbc
- Garden-centre price
- about £4
Did you know?
Lavender takes its name from the Latin lavare, to wash: the Romans scented their baths with it.
Care & updates
- What to expect
- Evergreen, so the silver leaves stay over winter. Flowers in summer; trim lightly after flowering, never into old bare wood. Flowers Jun–Aug.
- Planted
Moved out of the grow bag it shared with the gazania and planted along the edge of the veg bed, with the three French lavenders.