An erect or spreading, aromatic shrub with silver-grey foliage growing to 1 m high by 1 m wide. Purple flowers are packed in tight, upright clusters at tips of branches from July to December. Each flower cluster has 4–6 distinctive flags at the top, usually purple but sometimes pink or white. It occurs as a weed of neglected areas, poor pastures and grassy woodland throughout the Mt Lofty Ranges.

This vigorous but compact hybrid selection of Italian lavender provides a brilliant display of deep purple flower spikes and aromatic foliage over many months. It grows 0.8 m high by 0.6 m wide. Ideal for pots, hedging and cottage gardens. It prefers a well-drained soil in full-sun. Responds well to pruning after flowering to maintain shape. Once established it is drought hardy.

Commonly grown for florists as fresh cut flowers and dried stems, it is also used for pot pourri. There are numerous hybrids available with various hues of colour and fragrance. Summer flowering, it will grow to almost 1 m high by 1.2 m wide. Prefers an open full-sun position. It is frost tolerant and once established drought tolerant. Suitable for hedging, borders, pots and coastal gardens. Ask your local garden centre for advice about the best Lavenders for your garden.

Attractive small evergreen shrub to 1.5 m high by 1.5 m wide. Grown for its aromatic soft grey-green foliage and heads of perfumed mauve-purple flowers and bracts in winter/spring and sporadically throughout the year. Thrives in a sunny, well-drained position and may be lightly pruned at any time. Ideal for pots, hedging and cottage gardens. Excellent cut flowers.