Delicate flowers over a long season, a graceful filler for the garden or bouquet. Attractive massed or in informal gardens, with verbena, sedum, Jupiter's beard and ornamental grass. Tolerates drought, heat and humidity. Avoid wet soil in winter. Reseeds.

Wonderful felted leaves, lovely as a ground cover or accent plant. Ideal for contrast with vibrant colors, for use in an all-white theme garden or to help unify and blend plants with different colors in a perennial garden. Lilac flowers on bold stalks.

Wonderfully aromatic flowers and leaves; outstanding in butterfly, herb or rock gardens. Dried flowers and leaves are valued in potpourri, sachets or everlasting arrangements. There are many species of lavender, with a wide range of flower colors and forms. Some are quite winter hardy and others are grown as annuals in many regions.