How to grow Fern Leaf Lavender

Lavandula multifida needs full sun to very light shade with a well-drained soil mix, such as 2 parts coarse sand to 1 part peat moss to 1 part loam². Water well and allow to dry before watering again². Fertilize the plants only once during the growing season with a balanced fertilizer diluted to one-half the strength recommended on the label². During winter months, water should be restricted². Too much water during the winter months leads to overall decline in the plant’s health.

Lavandula multifida is propagated by cuttings, divisions and from seed². It seeds itself very easily³

These estimates for how long Fern Leaf Lavender takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.

The species name multifida is Latin for “much divided” due to the trident or “winged spikes” of this Lavender plant³.

Genus name comes from the Latin word “lavo” meaning I wash and it is in reference to a former use of the plant as an aromatic wash.⁴

Spanish lace, fern leaf lavender, fernleaf lavender, Egyptian lavender

Lavandula pubescens, Lavandula 'Pubescens'

¹ Wikipedia entry on Lavandula multifida

² Plant of the week – University of Oklahoma Department of Botany & Microbiology

³ L. multifida on Everything Lavender

⁴ missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=281617&isprofile=0&pt=4