Lavender - English 'Avignon Early Blue'

Product Description

Lavender 'Avignon Early Blue' (Lavandula angustifolia 'Avignon Early Blue') is a compact and early-blooming English lavender, prized for its intensely fragrant, deep blue-purple flower spikes and neatly mounded silver-green foliage. This variety lives up to its name by flowering earlier than most English types, often beginning in late spring and continuing into summer. With its tidy growth habit and rich coloring, it's ideal for containers, edging, or sunny borders. Thrives in full sun and well-drained alkaline soils, and is notably drought-tolerant once established.

Maintenance Needs

• Watering: Very drought tolerant once established. Water regularly until established.
• Soil: Requires well-drained soil to prevent root rot. Prefers alkaline conditions.
• Pruning: Prune lightly after flowering to maintain shape. Deadheading encourages continued blooms.
• Fertilizing: Low fertilizer needs; feed lightly in spring if desired.
• Winter Care: Hardy to Zone 5. Mulch in colder climates for added protection.
• Pest & Disease: Low maintenance overall. Watch for root rot in poorly drained soils.
• Note: Toxic to pets.

Landscape Uses

'Avignon Early Blue' is a versatile, low-maintenance perennial that fits beautifully into a wide range of garden styles and settings.

Companion Plants

'Avignon Early Blue' pairs beautifully with other sun-loving perennials and roses, adding fragrant blue-purple spikes, silver-green foliage, and a tidy mounding habit that complements bolder blooms.

• Pair with Yarrow, Coreopsis, or Catmint for a harmonious sun-loving perennial border.
• Use Lamb's Ear as a soft silver foliage contrast alongside lavender's spikes.
• Plant near roses of any color — blue-purple blooms complement every palette.
• Ideal for edging rose beds to define pathways and add fragrance at ground level.
• Allow 12"–14" of spacing so the mounding habit does not crowd adjacent plants.