The Sweet Smell of Success ~ Aromatic Lavandula angustifolia
Posted by Emerald Coast Growers on Nov 4th 2026
Ornamental herbs are all about fragrant foliage, fabulous texture, and hardworking garden appeal.
From landscape favorites to patio-perfect picks, these versatile plants add a fresh twist to perennial programs and give customers plenty of reasons to stop and sniff!
Mmmmm… What’s that smell?
Wait, don’t tell me – it’s lavender, of course!
Few plants can match lavenders' fresh, soothing fragrance and timeless appeal. Loved for centuries, these fragrant favorites bring beautiful blooms, textured foliage, and perennial pollinator charm to gardens and landscapes.
Keep them happy with well-drained soil, plenty of sun, and spaced with a little breathing room!
Bred for maximum show with bigger, taller, upright flower spikes on compact mounding foliage.
Space-saving, sun-loving plants are very uniform for easy cropping. Long blooming and easy to grow.
Mature height 11-13"
Zones 6-8
Awarded the 2008 Fleuroselect Gold Medal.
An elegant flourish of dramatic purple blue, strongly scented flower spikes over compact, uniform mounds of fragrant gray-green foliage.
Mature height 12-18"
Zones 5-9
'Munstead'
Introduced in 1916 by English garden goddess Gertrude Jekyll and named for her garden near Munstead Wood.
The fragrant deep purple flower spikes bloom on aromatic shrubby, low-growing foliage.
Mature height 12-18"
Zones 5-9
'Hidcote'
An evergreen perennial with subtle gray-green leaves and a sweet fragrance. Purple stalks rise above foliage in midsummer.
Mature height 12-24"
Zones 5-9
Stay calm, we've got you... and your customers covered with lovely Lavandula angustifolia in tempting 72-cell liners from Emerald Coast Growers – your easy choice!