Buena Vista is a compact English lavender with deep blue bi-colored flower spikes. A hard-to-find, twice blooming cultivar flowers in late spring and again in September. Sweetly fragrant flowers and foliage. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).
 
 
 
  
 
   
Common Name
 
   
 
Buena Vista English Lavender
 
 
  
 
  
 
   
Botanical Name
 
   
 
Lavandula angustifolia Buena Vista
 
 
  
 
  
 
   
Zones
 
   
 
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
 
 
  
 
  
 
   
Light Requirements
 
   
 
Full Sun
 
 
  
 
  
 
   
Flower Color
 
   
 
Blue, Purple
 
 
  
 
  
 
   
Mature Height
 
   
 
18-24" tall
 
 
  
 
  
 
   
Mature Spread
 
   
 
18" wide
 
 
  
 
  
 
   
Bloom Time
 
   
 
Summer
 
 
  
 
  
 
   
Ships As
 
   
 
Potted Plant
 
 
  
 
  
 
   
Evergreen Foliage
 
   
 
Yes
 
 
  
 
  
 
   
Soil Type
 
   
 
Low Fertility Soil, Well-Drained Soil
 
 
  
 
  
 
   
Soil Moisture
 
   
 
Drought Resistant / Waterwise
 
 
  
 
  
 
   
Amount Of Rain
 
   
 
10 to 20", 20 to 30", 30 to 40" (with care)
 
 
  
 
  
 
   
Advantages
 
   
 
Attract Butterflies, Bee Friendly, Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Low Maintenance, Fragrant Flower / Foliage, Good For Cut Flowers, Evergreen, Extended Bloom Time (more than 4 weeks), Good Rockgarden Or Alpine Plant, Great For Mass Plantings
 
 
  
 
  
 
   
Ideal Region
 
   
 
Anywhere In The US, Coastal California
 
 
  
 
  
 
   
Planting Time
 
   
 
Spring / Summer, Fall