Deer do not like the scent of lavender. I decided to plant lavender in my flower beds to deter deer snacking. I wanted to see which lavender hybrids did best here in Zone 7.

I purchased seven different varieties.
Here is the list in order of best to worst performance. All of these have survived two years of neglect (except Superblue which died). Keep in mind I only used one of each variety instead of many test plants per hybrid for more data.

1. LLOYD TRAVEN #pp24193( Lavendula x Phenomenal) great form, many flower stalks

2. PROVENCE: nice mound, long stalks, light purple

3. HIDCOTE: smaller mound, deep purple, chunky blooms

4. PHENOMENAL: tall stalks, survived traffic, lovely green

5. MUNSTEAD: small mound, lovely gray tint on short stalks, chunky blooms, good size for a pot

6. BRIDGET CHLOE: really tall stalks, survived traffic

7. SUPERBLUE= died

Any of these will deter deer at close range.

The herd still went behind two lavender plants to ravage this Lacecap Hydrangea. BLAH!

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