{"id":611976741190,"date":"2025-10-16T16:41:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T16:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/uncategorized\/difference-english-dutch-french-lavender\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T11:33:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T11:33:54","slug":"difference-english-dutch-french-lavender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/garden-plants\/difference-english-dutch-french-lavender\/","title":{"rendered":"Differences between English, Dutch, and French Butterfly Lavenders"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Which lavender is hardiest in the UK?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) is the hardiest \u2014 fully hardy throughout the UK and more tolerant of heavier soils than the other two groups. Hidcote and Munstead are the most reliable varieties, both RHS AGM holders. Dutch lavender (Lavandin) is also fully hardy. French butterfly lavender is the least hardy and best grown in a pot you can bring under cover in winter.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What are the differences between English, French, and Dutch lavender?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) is the hardiest, best-scented, and the only one suitable for cooking. Dutch lavender or Lavandin (Lavandula x intermedia) is larger and later-flowering, with a camphor note prized for oil and pot-pourri. French butterfly lavender (Lavandula stoechas) has the showiest flowers with distinctive petal ears but is the least hardy and best grown in a pot.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Which lavender has the best scent?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"English lavender has the best scent \u2014 soft, rounded, the archetypal lavender perfume. Hidcote and Havana are particularly fragrant. Dutch Lavandin has a stronger, more penetrating scent with a camphor note, which is why it dominates commercial oil production. French lavender has a resinous, almost medicinal scent \u2014 different rather than better.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Which lavender is best for cooking?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"English lavender only. Dutch and French lavenders have a camphor or resinous note that does not suit food \u2014 they taste like cough mixture in baked goods. For cooking, choose deeper-coloured English varieties: Hidcote, Havana, Beezee Dark Blue, or Munstead.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Which lavender is best for bees and pollinators?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"English lavender, because its more open flower structure makes pollen and nectar more accessible to insects. Both English and Dutch lavender are excellent pollinator plants. Beekeepers consider English lavender the best for honey. French lavender produces nectar and pollen but is less effective when grown as individual pot plants rather than en masse.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Which lavender is best for hedging?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"For hedges up to 60cm tall: Hidcote and Munstead \u2014 compact, hardy, and RHS AGM holders. For hedges over 60cm: Lavandin varieties such as Grosso and Vera, which are larger and more vigorous.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Is French lavender hardy in the UK?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Technically rated hardy in the UK, but French lavender is highly intolerant of wet winter conditions. Even where temperatures stay above its hardiness threshold, it will die if its roots sit in wet soil through a British winter. The practical recommendation is to grow it in pots and bring it under cover from November to March, except in coastal areas with naturally sharp drainage.\"}}]}\n<\/script>\n<p>There are three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/lavender-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">lavender species<\/a> grown in British gardens. We have grown and sold all three for over twenty years. In terms of habit, leaf shape, flower shape, and so on, you can see they are all lavender, but they are also clearly different. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/english-lavandula-angustifolia-lavender-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">English Lavender<\/a> (<em>Lavandula angustifolia<\/em>) is the toughest of the three. It also has the best scent. Dutch Lavender or Lavandin, <em>Lavandula \u00d7 intermedia<\/em>, is a hybrid. By the way, an isolated &#8220;\u00d7&#8221; in a Latin plant name indicates it is a hybrid. Lavandin is bigger and has a stronger scent than its British cousin, but with notes of camphor in it. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/french-butterfly-lavandula-stoechas-lavender-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">French Lavender<\/a> (<em>Lavandula stoechas<\/em>), sometimes also known as Butterfly Lavender, is the most ornate of the three. It&#8217;s the one with the rabbit ears on top of the flower. It has a longer flowering season than the other two lavenders, but it needs more looking after in winter.<\/p>\n\n<p>All lavenders have the same basic needs: full sun, good drainage, and a bit of air movement. They all attract wildlife, although a great beekeeping chum is adamant that English Lavender makes better honey.<\/p>\n\n<p>So this article tries to explain, through the differences, which lavender you would use where and why. If you want to know how to grow lavender, you&#8217;ll find everything about soil preparation, planting, clipping, deadheading, and aftercare in the greatest detail in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/garden-plants\/how-to-grow-lavender-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lavender Growing Guide<\/a>. And since how you cut lavender back is so important to its longevity and its good looks in summer, we also have a separate guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/garden-plants\/how-cut-back-lavender-plants-august-september\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">pruning lavender<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/english-lavender-hedge.jpg\" alt=\"English lavender hedge in full flower\">\n\n<!-- merlin:related start --><h3>Related guides<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/garden-plants\/harvesting-lavender-flowers\">Harvesting Lavender Flowers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/garden-plants\/how-cut-back-lavender-plants-august-september\">How to Cut Back Lavender Plants in Late Summer<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/garden-plants\/how-to-grow-lavender-plants\">How to grow lavender \u2014 planting, feeding, soil and year-round care<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/garden-plants\/lavender-888-rule-watering\">How to Water Lavender \u2014 When, How Often, and How Much<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/garden-plants\/is-lavender-native-uk\">Is Lavender Native to the UK?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><!-- merlin:related end --><h2 id=\"english\">Which Lavender Is Hardiest in the UK?<\/h2>\n\n<p>You will find more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/english-lavandula-angustifolia-lavender-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">English Lavender<\/a> in British gardens than any other type. I&#8217;ve already said it&#8217;s the toughest of the three; it&#8217;s fully hardy in the UK. And although no lavender likes having its feet wet, English Lavender is more tolerant of heavier soils and poorer drainage than the others. All the angustifolia (English) varieties flower between the beginning of June (and the end of May if spring is warm), and the end of August. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/munstead-lavender-hedging-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Munstead<\/a> tends to be a couple of weeks earlier than the other varieties. They share the same clean scent, strong without being pungent. If you&#8217;re a cook, you use English Lavender.<\/p>\n\n<p>In terms of popularity, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/hidcote-english-lavender-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hidcote<\/a> is king of the castle; however, both it and Munstead hold RHS AGMs. For a low hedge, or edge, around roses, herbaceous borders, kitchen gardens \u2014 you name it \u2014 English Lavender planted about 30cm (12&#8243;) apart works well from Land&#8217;s End to John O&#8217;Groats. On tiptoe, angustifolia types typically touch 45\u201350 centimetres (18\u201320 inches) wide.<\/p>\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/english-lavender.jpg\" alt=\"English lavender flower spikes\">\n\n<h2 id=\"dutch\">Which Lavender Makes the Biggest Garden Display?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Dutch Lavender, properly called Lavandin, is a naturally occurring hybrid between English Lavender and Spike Lavender (<em>Lavandula latifolia<\/em>). The most obvious difference is size. Lavandins are just bigger. They have taller stems with wider flowering spikes, often with a secondary flower head further down the stem. And they grow further faster. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/grosso-dutch-lavender-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Grosso<\/a> can easily touch 90cm (36 inches) and can end up nearly as wide. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/phenomenal-dutch-lavender-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Phenomenal<\/a> is smaller, much more like 60 to 75 centimetres (24 to 30 inches). Lavandins are also fully hardy in the UK, although because of their size, they&#8217;re less good on the rare occasions when we get snow, which makes them spread out a bit.<\/p>\n\n<p>In terms of scent, Dutch Lavender has a noticeable camphor note. It&#8217;s the lavender that you find in pot-pourri, candles, soaps, and of course, insect repellents. Perfect in a lavender bag. These big lavenders come into flower between two and four weeks after the smaller English lavenders do, and their show peaks in July and August. In terms of visual impact, think English Lavender but about twice the size.<\/p>\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dutch-lavender.jpg\" alt=\"Dutch lavandin in flower\">\n\n<h2 id=\"french\">Which Lavender Is Best Grown in a Pot?<\/h2>\n\n<p>French Lavender is the prettiest of the three lavenders, and the only one with those distinctive ears on top of the flower. It is also less tolerant of cold and damp, which means you grow it differently.<\/p>\n\n<p>Their scent, while still lavender, is a bit sharper than that of English Lavender. The catch is hardiness. The great lavender specialists Downderry Nurseries (now sadly closed) said French lavenders are hardy down to about minus 10 degrees centigrade. So far, so good. And if that were all there was to it, they would survive in the UK, pretty much everywhere, in any winter.<\/p>\n\n<p>That hardiness rating, however, is misleading as French Lavender hates poor drainage. Where English Lavender and Lavandins are prepared to tough it out, French Lavender will turn up its toes if it sits in wet soil through the winter. In reality, this means the best way to grow it is in containers, and not only that, but containers which you can get out of the wet in the off-season. A porch or conservatory will do. An unheated greenhouse is perfect. Having said which, if you live near the sea where soils tend to be sandy and drainage is really sharp it can do very well. There it grows in the open, in Mother Earth, very happily indeed.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"angustifolia-vs-stoechas\">What Are the Key Differences Between English and French Lavender?<\/h2>\n\n<p><em>Lavandula angustifolia<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/english-lavandula-angustifolia-lavender-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">English lavender<\/a>) and <em>Lavandula stoechas<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/french-butterfly-lavandula-stoechas-lavender-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">French lavender<\/a>) are the most obviously different of the lavender species for four reasons:<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Hardiness:<\/strong> English lavender is fully hardy in the UK. There has not been a winter since 1946 cold enough to come close to killing it in the ground. They say it will survive down to minus ten degrees centigrade, in our opinion, the Stoechas varieties (French lavender) are not safe at minus five. So, for these, we advise winter shelter, which means growing in pots and moving them under cover, in the winter, anywhere in the UK \u2014 except coastal areas along the west coast and in the south.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Scent:<\/strong> unless Covid took away your sense of smell, you can tell the difference with your eyes shut. English Lavender smells of fairy tales and nursery rhymes. It has no edge to it. French Lavender has a resinous, almost medicinal scent. It&#8217;s not unpleasant, but it is different.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Flowers:<\/strong> the flower heads on the <em>angustifolia<\/em> varieties are slimmer. When taken in proportion to the plant, they are smaller, and all are spear-shaped. Stoechas flowers tend to be more angular, and the main body of the flower can be quite geometric, almost box-like. It&#8217;s as if the flowers have sides, plus, to some degree, all French lavenders have those bunny ears \u2014 hence the nickname &#8220;butterfly lavender&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Flowering time:<\/strong> French Lavender in a warm spring will have flowers at the end of April, while English varieties are at least four weeks later. The flowering season for stoechas is also a bit longer, so they finish flowering maybe two weeks before our native lavenders do. I suspect this may have as much to do with their generally being grown in pots and therefore being deadheaded more promptly as anything else.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"most-fragrant\">Which Lavender Smells Best?<\/h2>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/hidcote-english-lavender-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hidcote<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/havana-english-lavender-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Havana<\/a>, in particular, and English Lavenders, in general, have the best scent. Scent is, of course, a matter of opinion, but for a fuller explanation: as you already know, English lavenders carry the softest of the lavender perfumes. Soft in the sense of being rounded, rather than weak, and the strongest of those perfumes comes from the darkest varieties.<\/p>\n\n<p>Dutch Lavandin has a more penetrating scent, which is why it is the staple plant used to produce lavender oil, which in turn means it passes into perfumery. A small Hidcote lavender in a pot is a charming scented table centrepiece. A Dutch variety would be overwhelming.<\/p>\n\n<p>As I mentioned above, French Lavender is just different. With your eyes shut, you could confuse it with rosemary. So I suppose you could say it&#8217;s pleasant, but not lavender.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"bees\">Which Lavender Is Best for Bees and Pollinators?<\/h2>\n\n<p>This really is a case of &#8220;you pays your money and you takes your choice.&#8221; The three lavender species are all excellent for attracting pollen-hunting insects into the garden. If you look at the RHS recommended planting lists, you&#8217;ll find they all appear there.<\/p>\n\n<p>From an insect&#8217;s eye view, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/english-lavandula-angustifolia-lavender-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">English Lavender<\/a> is the best because its flower structure is more open, so the pollen and nectar are more accessible. That&#8217;s why you typically find either <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/hidcote-english-lavender-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hidcote<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/munstead-lavender-hedging-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Munstead<\/a> in wildlife plantings. Although beekeepers say English Lavender makes the best honey, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/dutch-lavandin-lavandula-intermedia-lavender-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dutch Lavender<\/a> is especially attractive to honeybees, possibly because it produces more nectar and pollen per flower head. It&#8217;s hard, however, to make a case for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/french-butterfly-lavandula-stoechas-lavender-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">French Lavender<\/a> in this context. It&#8217;s beautiful, it has a different fragrance, it has nectar and pollen, but the reality is, if you&#8217;re growing it in pots, it won&#8217;t produce the mass of flower heads (unless you&#8217;ve got lots of pots) that make pollen hunters&#8217; lives easy.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"cooking\">Which Lavender Is Best in the Kitchen?<\/h2>\n\n<p>An easy one at last. The only lavender that is really suitable for kitchen use, not because of toxicity but because of taste and perfume, is English Lavender. No lavender flowers are toxic; they just don&#8217;t all taste the same. A teaspoon of English Lavender flowers transforms shortbread or scones. Do the same with Dutch or French, and they&#8217;ll taste a bit like cough mixture.<\/p>\n\n<p>As with scent, for cooking, choose the varieties with the deeper coloured flowers. They look better when they&#8217;re dried and heated, and if anything, their taste is just a little bit stronger. So <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/hidcote-english-lavender-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hidcote<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/havana-english-lavender-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Havana<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/beezee-dark-blue-english-lavender-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Beezee Dark Blue<\/a> all qualify in this regard. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/munstead-lavender-hedging-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Munstead<\/a> is a little bit lighter in colour but still has lovely taste.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"french-hardy\">Is French Lavender Hardy in the UK?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Technically, French lavender is rated as being hardy in the UK, but because it is so intolerant of wet conditions in winter, we would recommend that you grow it in pots and bring it under cover between November and March.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"best-for-hedging\">Which Lavender Is Best for Hedging?<\/h2>\n\n<p>For hedges up to 60cm tall, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/hidcote-english-lavender-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hidcote<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/munstead-lavender-hedging-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Munstead<\/a> are the best lavenders to use. For hedges over 60cm, you should look to the Lavandins such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/grosso-dutch-lavender-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Grosso<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/vera-dutch-lavender-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Vera<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"best-for-oil\">Which Lavender Is Best for Oil?<\/h2>\n\n<p>In general, Dutch Lavandins are best for oil, and specifically, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/grosso-dutch-lavender-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Grosso<\/a> is the world leader in lavender oil production.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"growing-together\">Can I Grow Different Types of Lavender Together?<\/h2>\n\n<p>As companion plants, you can grow different types of lavender together. For instance, you can plant a row of Lavandin behind a row of English Lavender. It is a less good idea to muddle them up because of the differences in size and culture.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"longest-flowering\">Which Lavender Has the Longest Flowering Season?<\/h2>\n\n<p>As long as you deadhead them, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/french-butterfly-lavandula-stoechas-lavender-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">French Lavender<\/a> has the longest flowering season, starting the best part of a month before the English Lavenders, but finishing at very nearly the same time.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"cats-dogs\">Is Lavender Safe for Cats and Dogs?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Lavender plants in the garden are perfectly safe for cats and dogs. Lavender oil is toxic, especially for cats, but it is present in such tiny quantities in the living plant that it is of no consequence.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"background:#f7f5f0; border-left:4px solid #8c6e4b; padding:1.5em 1.5em 1em; margin:2em 0; border-radius:2px;\">\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 0.75em; font-weight:700; font-size:1.05em;\">Related Lavender Guides<\/p>\n  <ul style=\"margin:0; padding-left:1.25em;\">\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom:0.6em;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/garden-plants\/how-to-grow-lavender-plants\"><strong>How to Grow Lavender<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 planting, soil, watering, and general care from the ground up.<\/li>\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom:0.6em;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/garden-plants\/how-cut-back-lavender-plants-august-september\"><strong>How and When to Prune Lavender<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 the annual hard prune, the spring tidy-up, and what to do with an overgrown woody plant.<\/li>\n    <li 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