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Blue lavender is cherished by gardeners across New Zealand for its calming hue, fragrant blooms, and hardy nature. Whether you're seeking a showpiece for your garden borders, a pollinator magnet, or just want to enjoy the gentle scent near your outdoor living area, blue lavender is an exceptional choice. This classic Mediterranean herb has adapted beautifully to New Zealand’s climate and offers structure, scent, and soft silvery foliage all year round.

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Teucrium fruticans (Bush Germander)

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Teucrium fruticans (Bush Germander) is a hardy evergreen shrub admired for its attractive silvery foliage and soft blue flowers that appear through spring and summer. This Mediterranean style plant thrives in sunny New Zealand gardens and is highly valued for its drought tolerance, tidy growth habit, and year round appeal. Its naturally rounded form makes it ideal for hedging, borders, coastal planting, and low maintenance landscapes. Teucrium fruticans adds colour, texture, and structure to outdoor spaces while requiring minimal ongoing care once established.

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Suited to regions: Subtropical, Temperate
Plant type: Shrubs
Height: 1.50 m
Spread: 1.50 m
Flowering time: Summer, Autumn
Tolerances: Coastal, Hardy
Garden uses: Containers, Hedging, Living areas, Pool areas, Topiary
Garden styles: Backyard, City & Courtyard, Coastal, Formal, Frontyard, Japanese, Mediterranean, Modern, Rock
Lavender 'Sensation Blue' shrub with purple flowers above dark green foliage.

Lavender 'Sensation Blue'

Lavender 'Sensation Blue' is a standout lavender variety admired for its deep blue purple blooms and aromatic grey green foliage. Flowering from early spring into summer, it brings bold colour, uplifting perfume, and soft texture to New Zealand gardens. Its compact, rounded growth habit suits pathways, borders, pots, and cottage themed landscapes. This hardy and easy care lavender is ideal for gardeners wanting rich colour and long lasting seasonal flowering.

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Suited to regions: Subtropical, Temperate
Plant type: Shrubs
Height: 70 cm
Spread: 70 cm
Flowering time: Spring, Summer, Autumn
Garden uses: Borders, Containers, Hedging, Living areas, Paths & Steps, Pool areas
Garden styles: Backyard, City & Courtyard, Formal, Frontyard, Japanese, Modern, Rock
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Teucrium fruticans (Bush Germander)

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Why Choose Blue Lavender for Your Garden?

Blue lavender stands out as a versatile and easy-to-grow perennial. Its vibrant blue-purple flower spikes create an uplifting display from late spring through summer, acting as a magnet for bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects. Blue lavender can be planted in mass for a drift of colour, used as an informal hedge, or grown in pots for a Mediterranean touch on patios and balconies.

Ideal for New Zealand gardens, blue lavender tolerates coastal conditions, poor soils, and drought once established. This makes it perfect for low-maintenance gardens that want to deliver maximum impact with minimum fuss.

Popular Blue Lavender Varieties

When searching for blue lavender, gardeners often come across several cultivars that combine beauty with performance. Some of our favourite blue lavender varieties include:

Growing and Caring for Blue Lavender

Blue lavender thrives in full sun and well-drained soils. It prefers neutral to slightly alkaline ground—sandy or stony gardens are especially well-suited. Once established, blue lavender rarely needs watering or feeding, making it a smart choice for eco-conscious gardeners aiming to reduce water use.

Pruning blue lavender just after flowering encourages bushiness and prevents woody stems, keeping your plants compact and productive. For mass planting, space each plant about 30–40cm apart to allow for airflow and full development.

How to Use Blue Lavender in Your Outdoor Space

Blue lavender’s neat mounds and soft spikes make it a favourite for a range of uses. Create fragrant hedges along paths, mingle it among roses for year-round interest, or try it in pots where its perfume can be enjoyed up close. The dried flowers are ideal for homemade potpourri, sachets, or even culinary uses in baking and tea blends.

Ready to add blue lavender to your garden? Explore top performers like Lavender 'Sensation Blue', Lavender 'Lavish Blue', and Lavender 'Foveaux Storm' and bring home the beauty, scent, and versatility of blue lavender today.

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