Lavender Hedging Plants

English Lavender

• English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), the most common of the lavenders, adds beauty and fragrance to your perennial garden. This shrublike plant tolerates pruning for use as edging or as a hedge. The flowers range from purple to pink in color, with foliage in a mix of green and gray. English lavender attracts beneficial insects including butterflies and bees while working to deter animals, including deer.

Lavender Cotton

• Lavender cotton (Santolina chamaecyparissus) produces silvery gray foliage that features a musty odor and develops round, yellow flowers during the late summer months. This species prefers an area of full sun. At 18 inches in height, lavender cotton makes a nice hedge or border plant. With proper protection, it will survive the winter months or will survive placed into pots and brought inside during the winter.

Spanish Lavender

• Spanish lavender (Lavandula stoechas), a woody shrub, will grow up to 4 feet tall. This plant features oblong leaves and dark purple flowers. Not as hardy as other lavenders, the Spanish lavender is often grown for ornamental purposes. This lavender thrives in dry sunny locations so much that it may at times become intrusive like an out of control weed in some areas. Flowers on Spanish lavender feature whimsical top sections similar to rabbit ears.

Sea Lavender

• Sea lavender (Argusia gnaphalodes), normally reaches up to 5 feet in height. This hardy lavender, commonly seen in Florida, Mexico, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean, is commonly used along the shoreline to control erosion. This lavender features a high tolerance to salt and grows in sandy soil. Plants exposed to excessive salt may only grow up to 2 feet tall. Sea lavender requires little to no maintenance making it a favorite among many growers.