1. Lavender BeeZee Series
– Type: Lavandula angustifolia – Hardiness: USDA Z5 – Height: 15in – Good for: Low hedges, containers, drought gardens
The BeeZee Series of lavender varieties are some of the hardiest you can grow. They are ideal for drought-tolerant planting ideas as well as containers and low hedges.
2. Lavender ‘Goodwin Creek Gray’
– Type: Lavandula dentata hybrid – Hardiness: USDA Z7 – Height: 3ft – Good for: Patio and deck containers
If you are looking for the best patio plants as well as the best lavender options, this is an excellent choice for patio and deck containers.
3. Lavender ‘Hidcote’
– Type: Lavandula angustifolia – Hardiness: USDA Z5 – Height: 26-30in – Good for: Hedges, dry gardens, Mediterranean gardens
‘Hidcote’ is another of the hardiest types of lavender you can grow and it has been popular for over a hundred years. It works especially well with other Mediterranean plants, as well as dry gardens and hedges.
4. Lavender ‘Imperial Gem’
– Type: Lavandula angustifolia – Hardiness: USDA Z5 – Height: 26-30in – Good for: Hedges, dry gardens, Mediterranean gardens
Compact, bushy and hardy, ‘Imperial Gem’ is one of the most intensely colored lavender varieties in our selection. If you are looking for richly toned purple plants then this is one of the best lavender options you can try.
5. Lavender Javelin Series
– Type: Lavandula stoechas – Hardiness: USDA Z8 – Height: 14-20in – Good for: Patio and deck containers
These types of lavender are perfect if you are growing herbs in pots and need something for a patio or deck container. Two series make up this group: Forte and Compact. Varieties in the Javelin Forte Series make slightly larger plants than the Javelin Compact Series.
6. Lavender Little Lady (‘Batlad’)
– Type: Lavandula angustifolia – Hardiness: USDA Z5 – Height: 20in – Good for: Very low hedges, window boxes, individual pots
Little Lady (‘Batlad’) is an excellent hardy garden lavender. It is perfect for tidy yet attractive lawn edging ideas, as it is neat and compact in growth, and naturally bushy without pruning.
7. Lavender ‘Meerlo’
– Type: Lavandula dentata hybrid – Hardiness: USDA Z9 – Height: 40in – Good for: Pots on the patio or deck
‘Meerlo’ is one of the best lavender varieties if you want ornamental shrubs for containers you can keep on a patio or deck. Fragrant and variegated, its foliage is quite a departure from a lot of other lavenders you might recognize.
8. Lavender ‘Miss Katherine’
– Type: Lavandula angustifolia – Hardiness: USDA Z5 – Height: 2ft – Good for: Hedges, dry gardens, Mediterranean gardens
Another of the finest hardy garden lavenders, ‘Miss Katherine’ is also amongst the best drought tolerant herbs you can grow as part of hedges or dry gardens. These types of lavender are some of the darkest pinks available, and very prolific.
9. Lavender ‘Nana Alba’
– Type: Lavandula angustifolia – Hardiness: USDA Z5 – Height: 12in – Good for: Very low hedges, window boxes, individual pots
If you are looking for unusual lavender varieties to harmonize with white garden ideas or silver color themes, this is one of the best lavender options. ‘Nana Alba’ is a fine hardy lavender for window boxes and very low hedges.
10. Lavender Phenomenal (‘Niko’)
– Type: Lavandula x intermedia – Hardiness: USDA Z4 – Height: 3-4ft – Good for: Drought gardens, growing with roses
Phenomenal (‘Niko’) is one of the best types of lavender for drought gardens and does well in the west and south. It is also one of the most striking plant partners if you are interested in dramatic rose garden ideas for cottage gardens and modern themes.
11. Lavender Sensational (‘Tesseract’)
– Type: Lavandula x intermedia – Hardiness: USDA Z5 – Height: 2-3ft – Good for: Drought gardens, small specimens, large containers
Another of the best lavender options for drought tolerant plants for pots, Sensational (‘Tesseract’) is also excellent for drought gardens. They are also great lavender varieties to grow as small specimens.
12. Lavender Sweet Romance (‘Kerlavangem’)
– Type: Lavandula angustifolia – Hardiness: USDA Z5 – Height: 12-16in – Good for: Edging, very low hedges, patio pots
Lavenders for containers don’t come much better than Sweet Romance (‘Kerlavangem’). This compact lavender is ideal for patio planting ideas as well as pots, low hedges and edging. Its low, grey-green mound of foliage is topped by an unusually long season of deep purple flowers.
13. Lavender ‘Tiara’
– Type: Lavandula viridis hybrid – Hardiness: USDA Z7 – Height: 26in – Good for: Pots on the patio or deck, sunny gravel gardens
If you are looking for dramatic lavender varieties for dramatic garden color schemes then ‘Tiara’ is ideal. This is also one of the best lavender options for vibrant patio or deck-based container gardening, as well as sunny gravel gardens.
14. Lavender ‘Willow Vale’
– Type: Lavandula stoechas hybrid – Hardiness: USDA Z7 – Height: 20in – Good for: Patio and deck containers, and sunny, sheltered borders, gravel gardens
‘Willow Vale’ is one of the most vigorous lavender varieties and another excellent choice for patio and deck containers. This strong-growing lavender is also ideal for delicate gravel garden ideas and sunny, sheltered borders.