Lavender - ideal for hot summers

Lavender is an ideal plant for hot summers. Give it a sunny, sheltered place and permeable soil for good drainage.

If necessary, mix coarse sand or gravel into the soil as a drainage material already when potting.

In the garden, watering is hardly necessary even on hot days. In the pot, the lavender needs regular watering. However, since lavender does not like waterlogging, water it rather sparingly. Use lukewarm, stagnant water.

Almost all lavender varieties are suitable for pot culture. But especially attractive are the Spanish or French lavender and the lavender called «lavandin» that is grown in Provence.