Lavender Companion Planting

Lavender Enhances.

Lavender, when planted nearby will help cabbage, cauliflower and rue. Lavender can also deter codling moths from around fruit trees.

Lavender attracts.

Lavender will attract butterflies and other nectar feeding beneficial insects to your garden.

Lavender repels many harmful insects.

Lavender repels fleas, ticks, moths and even mice.

To learn more about growing lavender be sure to check out our lavender fact sheet.

Lavender has a long and interesting history which can be read on our lavender throughout history which continues onto a second page of lavender history. Did you know that it was once believed that basil generated scorpions? And that it was once considered the emblem of the devil? Thank goodness we have found much better uses for this tasty herb.