Lavender Provence Plug Live Plant – Aromatic French Herb Starter, 1-3″ Tall

Overview

Bring the charming essence of the French countryside to your home with a healthy lavender provence live plant. This offering includes one robust starter plug, ready to be planted and nurtured into a beautiful, fragrant shrub. Known for its strong aroma and beautiful purple flowers, ‘Provence’ lavender (Lavandula x intermedia ‘Provence’) is a popular choice for gardeners seeking a reliable and vigorous variety. This particular plant arrives as a young starter, typically 1-3 inches tall, perfect for establishing in your garden or a decorative pot. Its silvery-green foliage and upright growth habit make it an attractive addition to any landscape, while its well-known calming fragrance is a delightful bonus. Whether you’re an experienced gardener or just starting, this lavender provence live plant provides the perfect foundation for a flourishing aromatic garden.

This hybrid lavender is celebrated for its tolerance to various climates and its abundant, long-stemmed flowers, which are excellent for culinary uses, essential oils, and dried arrangements. Our starter plant ensures you receive a vigorous specimen, eager to grow and thrive in its new environment. With proper care, this french lavender starter will quickly establish itself, offering years of beauty and fragrance.

Key Benefits

The lavender provence live plant offers a multitude of benefits, from its aesthetic appeal to its practical uses. It’s a versatile plant that enhances any garden space and provides a sensory experience.

• Aromatic Fragrance: Enjoy the classic, soothing scent of ‘Provence’ lavender, renowned for its strong and pleasant aroma that can calm the mind and deter pests. This makes your garden a more inviting space for relaxation.
• Beautiful Blooms: Produces abundant, long-lasting purple flower spikes that add vibrant color and texture to garden beds, borders, and containers. The prolific blooms are a visual delight throughout the growing season.
• Pollinator Attraction: The nectar-rich flowers are a favorite among bees, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators, helping to support local ecosystems and improve garden health.
• Drought Tolerance: Once established, growing provence lavender is highly drought-tolerant, requiring minimal watering and making it an excellent choice for xeriscaping or water-wise gardens.
• Culinary & Craft Uses: The flowers and leaves can be used in cooking, baking, teas, and to create sachets, essential oils, and potpourri. Its versatility extends beyond just ornamental beauty.
• Low Maintenance: ‘Provence’ lavender is relatively easy to care for, thriving with minimal intervention once established, making it suitable for gardeners of all experience levels.
• Deer & Rabbit Resistant: Its strong scent and taste are generally unappealing to deer and rabbits, protecting your plant from common garden pests.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Caring for your lavender provence live plant is straightforward, especially with the right conditions. This robust variety thrives in environments that mimic its Mediterranean origins. For optimal growth and prolific blooms, ensure your plant receives at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight daily; more sun generally leads to more flowers and a stronger aroma. Proper soil is crucial for lavender’s health. It absolutely requires very well-draining soil. Ideal soil types include sandy, rocky, or gritty loam with a neutral to slightly alkaline pH (6.5-7.5). Avoid heavy, wet, or clay soils, as lavender roots are highly sensitive to excess moisture, which can lead to root rot. When you first plant your french lavender starter, keep the soil slightly moist for the first 1-2 weeks, but never soggy.

After your lavender is established, it becomes quite drought-tolerant. Water deeply but infrequently, allowing the top 1-2 inches of soil to dry out completely between waterings. Overwatering is the most common cause of yellowing leaves and root rot. ‘Provence’ lavender is hardy in USDA Zones 5-9 and particularly thrives in hot summers and either dry or humid climates, showing more tolerance to humidity than some English lavender varieties. Protect young plants from frost during their initial weeks after planting to ensure successful establishment. Minimal fertilization is needed; lavender prefers lean soil. Pruning after flowering can encourage bushier growth and a second flush of blooms, contributing to healthy growing provence lavender.

Size & Details

This offering is for one healthy lavender provence live plant, provided as a well-rooted plug. The starter plant typically measures between 1 to 3 inches tall from the top of the soil, making it an ideal size for transplanting into your garden or a larger container. It arrives carefully packaged with its roots intact in soil, ready for immediate planting. While the plant you receive will be a young starter, photos of mature plants are often used for reference to show the potential beauty and size it can achieve. This variety is known for its moderate growth rate, reaching a mature size of approximately 24-30 inches in height and a similar spread, with beautiful flower spikes extending above the foliage. Expect your plant to establish quickly and begin producing its characteristic aromatic foliage and blooms within its first growing season with proper care. This aromatic herb plant is an excellent choice for creating fragrant borders, culinary gardens, or as a standalone specimen in a sunny spot.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this lavender plant get? A: This ‘Provence’ lavender plug is a starter plant, typically 1-3 inches tall upon arrival. When mature, it can reach about 24-30 inches in height and spread, forming a beautiful, mounding shrub with upright flower spikes.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: While it can be started indoors, ‘Provence’ lavender is primarily an outdoor plant. It thrives in full sun and is hardy in USDA Zones 5-9, making it suitable for gardens, borders, and large outdoor containers.
• Q: How much sunlight does this plant need? A: This lavender provence live plant requires full sun, meaning at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day. More sun exposure generally leads to more vigorous growth and abundant blooms.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: Yes, once established, ‘Provence’ lavender is considered low-maintenance. It’s drought-tolerant and prefers lean, well-draining soil, making it relatively easy for beginners to grow successfully.
• Q: What condition will it arrive in? A: You will receive one healthy, well-rooted french lavender starter plug, grown in a nursery pot with soil. It will be carefully packaged to ensure it arrives in good condition, ready for planting.
• Q: How long until it blooms? A: As a young starter, your plant may not bloom immediately. With proper care and establishment, you can typically expect your ‘Provence’ lavender to produce its first blooms during its initial growing season, usually in late spring to early summer.
• Q: What’s the best soil type for this lavender? A: ‘Provence’ lavender thrives in very well-draining soil. Sandy, rocky, or gritty loam with a neutral to slightly alkaline pH (6.5-7.5) is ideal. Avoid heavy clay or constantly wet soils.
• Q: Can I use this lavender for cooking? A: Absolutely! ‘Provence’ lavender is an excellent aromatic herb plant for culinary uses. Its flowers and leaves can be used in teas, desserts, savory dishes, and for making flavored sugars or oils.
• Q: Is ‘Provence’ lavender tolerant of humidity? A: Yes, ‘Provence’ lavender is known for being more tolerant of humidity compared to some other lavender varieties, making it a good choice for various climates within its hardiness zones.
• Q: When is the best time to plant this lavender plug? A: The best time to plant a lavender provence live plant is in the spring after the last frost, or in early fall. This allows the plant time to establish its root system before extreme weather.