Lavender makes an excellent low hedge or edging plant the nectar45rich blooms are particularly attractive to bees and the fragrant stems are ideal for cutting or drying this drought45tolerant plant thrives in sunny borders or containers consists of 2 varietieshidcote 45 an evergreen aromatic semi45shrub with narrow silver45grey leaves and leafless stems topped with deep purple45blue tubular flowers in summermunstead 45 dwarf compact variety with dense mounds of frag