The best Lavender plants, compared.
Top pick: NUANJUYU flocked lavender stems, 12 Best value: English lavender, 2 × 14 cm – Two stated 14 cm pots at about £19.99, the highest value part among the listings that are not the top pick. Updated October 2026.
A lavender plant is a small woody herb, usually English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) or a lavandin, bought for scent, bees and a sunny border. The same words on a listing can mean unscented plastic stems or a finished pot. You tell a suitable live plant by the botanical name, a stated pot, and a care line that asks for full sun and sharp drainage. A 14 cm pot is a starter. The RHS finished container is about 30–40 cm across, with grit in the compost. A title that only says English lavender names the hardy group, not an adult height. Winter wet in a pot or in clay kills lavender more reliably than a British winter in free-draining ground. Shade is a reason to choose a fake. After flowering, take the spent stalks and about 2.5 cm of leaf, never bare wood. How to plant and prune is in the [lavender growing guide](/hub/ornamental-plants/lavender-plant/sub/lavender-plant-how-to-grow). An online sale of a live plant still needs a UK plant passport. Artificial stems sit outside that rule.
A lavender plant is a small woody herb, usually English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) or a lavandin, bought for scent, bees and a sunny border.
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NUANJUYU lists 12 flocked stems at £10.99, each 14 inches, pack weight 230 g, with a dimensions field of 33 × 11 × 4 cm. Amazon.co.uk shows 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, and three of the written reviews are from the United Kingdom. Those texts praise a colour that is not overly bright, a flocked finish that looks more natural than plain plastic, and a length that suits window boxes, and they also say the stems arrive compressed, need shaping, and shed a little when first handled. UV resistant is in the title, and none of the three texts reports a season outside, so fade is not evidenced here. The indoor and outdoor field says both. Six stars and three texts are a thin sample next to the Kinisty and Mtiscolla files. You are buying short flocked stems with no pot, not a plant that will root.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A window box or basket where a shorter flocked stem is enough and you can shape them after unpacking.
Less suitable: Anyone who needs a year of outdoor colour evidence, or a live lavender.
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Common questions
How long is each stem?
The title says 14 inches. The dimensions field for the pack is 33 × 11 × 4 cm, and the weight is 230 g.
What do the UK reviews criticise?
The three UK texts say the stems arrive compressed, need shaping, and shed a little when first handled. They also praise the flocked finish and the colour.
Is outdoor fade shown in the reviews?
No. UV resistant is in the title. The three written reviews do not describe a season outside.
The Carbeth listing at £8.99 is titled Lavender Vera, while the bullets describe mixed herb plants in 9 cm nursery pots and the colour field says Mixed. Amazon.co.uk shows 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings. The four short UK texts say a lavender or a healthy plant arrived, started growing, and smelled good in the rain, and none of them says a mixed box arrived. That praise does not settle the clash between the title and the bullets, and four reviews are too few to treat 5.0 as a trial. No item-dimensions table is printed, the usage field says Outdoor, and the bullets also mention a windowsill. Do not record Lavandula vera as the plant in the parcel. You are paying the lowest live-looking price in this set for a page that does not agree with itself.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A low-price trial only if you read the bullets and will accept that the parcel may not match the title.
Less suitable: Anyone who needs a named Lavandula vera, a stated 14 cm lavender, or a review file large enough to trust.
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Common questions
Is this a proven Lavender Vera plant?
No. The title says Lavender Vera. The bullets describe mixed herb plants in 9 cm pots, and the colour field says Mixed.
What do the four reviews say arrived?
The short UK texts say lavender or a healthy plant, growing and smelling good. They do not say a mixed box arrived, and they do not settle the clash.
Does the page give a finished pot size?
No. The bullets mention 9 cm nursery pots. There is no item-dimensions table.
Kinisty's 12 PVC bundles are £11.99 and 370 g, with a bullet length of 35 cm and 7 branches per bundle. Amazon.co.uk shows 4.5 out of 5 from 219 ratings, and the first 50 blocks used here are UK texts. One review says they still looked new after a year outdoors, and another says they do not fade in baskets with real heather, while a separate review says they faded terribly after nearly a year outside. Reviewers also say you need a lot of bundles to fill a medium pot, that the leaves look grass-like, and that the plastic look is obvious up close. The title says purple, and a bullet lists purple, lotus, and white. Weatherproof and UV-resistant are seller claims, and the recommended-use line is covered outdoor space. Wired stems can be shaped after you loosen them and air them. Colour outdoors is not settled by this file.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A covered window box or porch if you want a large UK review file and will accept that fade reports go both ways.
Less suitable: Full sun where the colour has to last, or anyone who wants scent and bees from a live plant.
Specifications
Common questions
Did UK reviewers see the colour fade?
Both. One review says they faded terribly after nearly a year outside. Others say they still looked new after a year, or did not fade in baskets with real heather.
Is the pack purple only?
The title says purple. A bullet lists purple, lotus, and white.
How full is one bundle?
The bullet says 35 cm and 7 branches. Reviewers say you need a lot of bundles to fill a medium pot.
The 365 Blooming Decor pot is listed at £24.97, about 16 × 16 × 45.7 cm, with an 18-inch title height and a listed weight of 1.18 kg. Amazon.co.uk shows 4.5 out of 5 from 12 ratings. All 10 review bodies in the saved listing are dated in the United States, so that average is not British owner testimony. Those texts praise full greenery, a pot that looks like pottery, and real stones, and they also say the stem tips bent because the box was too short, the pot is plastic or resin rather than ceramic, and a short arrange of wired stems was needed. The scent field says Unscented. The setting is indoor, and a listing question about sunlight fade has no UK answer in the file. It is the dearest row here, and you are buying an indoor faux with pebbles, not a scented shrub that has been reviewed in the UK.
Pros
Cons
Best for: An indoor shelf or hallway if you want a taller faux pot and you treat the written reviews as United States notes, not UK ones.
Less suitable: A UK garden, anyone who wants scent, or anyone who will not buy without British review text.
Specifications
Common questions
Are the written reviews from the UK?
No. All 10 review bodies in the saved listing are dated in the United States. The star line is 4.5 from 12 on amazon.co.uk.
Does it have a scent?
The scent field says Unscented. The setting is indoor.
What size is the pot on the table?
16 × 16 × 45.7 cm, listed at 1.18 kg. The title says 18 inches high. The base diameter is given as 6.3 inches.
Mtiscolla sells 20 plastic lavender bundles at £10.99, 450 g, each bundle about 35 cm with 7 branches. Amazon.co.uk shows 4.4 out of 5 from 25 ratings, with nine UK texts in the file. Reviewers say 20 bundles filled about two or three hanging baskets and looked passable as lavender from about 3 m, and they also say the stems look very plastic and smaller than the picture. One UK review says the colour lost vibrancy after a month in sunlight, set against a bundle kept out of the sun. The title says UV resistant and never fade, and the usage field says Outdoor while the title also says indoor. The number-of-items field is 1 and the unit count is 20. At about 55p a bundle this is a lot of purple plastic, and the fade note means the outdoor claim is already contradicted in this file.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A large pot or two or three hanging baskets if you can replace stems that bleach and you only need colour.
Less suitable: A sunny spot where you need the colour to hold, or anyone who wants a live plant.
Specifications
Common questions
How many bundles are in the pack?
The title and the flower count say 20. The number-of-items field says 1 and the unit count says 20.
Do the UK reviews mention fading?
One UK review says the colour lost vibrancy after a month in sunlight, compared with a bundle kept out of the sun. The title says UV resistant and never fade.
What did reviewers use them for?
One note says 20 bundles filled about two or three hanging baskets, and another says they passed as lavender from about 3 m.
The Eteamcan pack is 10 plastic bundles at £7.98, listed at 170 g, with a dimensions field of 5 × 5 × 36 cm and a bullet that says each bundle is 14 inches tall. Amazon.co.uk shows 4.3 out of 5 from 248 ratings, and the first 50 review blocks are mostly short UK comments. Reviewers say the colour is not too bright and that a thick planting fills a window box, while the same texts say the stems look thin close up and smaller than the photo. The title says lavender, the product-type field says rosa, and the colour list is purple, pink, yellow, autumn, and white, so this is a mixed bouquet rather than a purple lavender line. Weather resistant is a special feature, and the bullets claim wind, rain, and sun, but they do not use the words UV resistant. You are buying cheap gap-fillers that read as flowers from a distance, not a shrub and not a single colour.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Filling a window box or vase with mixed plastic colour when you will plant the bundles thickly.
Less suitable: Anyone who wants purple lavender only, a live shrub, or stems that look real at arm's length.
Specifications
Common questions
Are these bundles one lavender colour?
No. The bullets list purple, pink, yellow, autumn, and white. The product-type field says rosa.
Does the listing say UV resistant?
The bullets claim wind, rain, and sun, and the special feature says Weather Resistant. They do not use the words UV resistant.
What do the UK reviews say about how they look?
Short UK comments say the colour is not too bright and a thick planting fills a gap. They also say the stems look thin close up and smaller than expected.
Carbeth's Lavandula angustifolia in a 14 cm pot is £11.99, with the expected-height field printed as 1 metre. Amazon.co.uk shows 4.3 out of 5 from 78 ratings, and this file is separate from the shared 1,934 block, with 45 review bodies. Reviewers call plants healthy, well packaged, and fragrant, and some say they were bigger than expected and arrived in flower. The same file includes plants smaller than expected, strands already dead with wilted flowers, and a 2024 review that says it looked fine and then died. Bullets ask for drainage and close to full sun, including poor soil and coastal sites, and they say to water in the first and second year. The cultivar is still not named. This is the live listing in the set whose reviews actually belong to this page, and a dead arrival is still in those texts.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A sunny, free-draining spot if you want one live angustifolia and a review file that belongs to this listing.
Less suitable: Shade, a place nobody will water, or anyone who needs the name Hidcote or Munstead on the label.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this the same review block as the other Carbeth lavenders?
No. This listing is 4.3 from 78, with 45 review bodies in the file. The 4.2 from 1,934 sits on three other ASINs.
What pot does it arrive in?
A 14 cm nursery pot. The expected-height field on the listing says 1 metre, which is not the pot.
What do reviewers say went wrong?
Texts include plants smaller than expected, strands dead with wilted flowers, and a 2024 note that it looked fine and then died. Other texts call plants healthy and fragrant.
The Carbeth two-pack is two live English lavender plants, each in a 14 cm pot, at £19.99. Amazon.co.uk shows 4.2 out of 5 from 1,934 ratings, shared with the single and the six-pack, and one shared review explicitly mentions buying the pack of two. The texts describe plants still flowering in late summer with little soil spillage, bees and butterflies, and a crushed courier box with broken stems, plus a half-dead plant and a poor root system that other plants in the same notes recovered from after water. Evri leaving the parcel downstairs is in those texts and is a delivery complaint, not a grade of the plant. Full sun and well-drained soil are the care line, and a bullet also mentions indoor pots and window boxes. About £10 a plant is less than the £11.99 single, and the stars are still one sample. The cultivar is not on the title.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Two sunny spots, or a pair in one border, if you want stated 14 cm pots and you open the box the day it arrives.
Less suitable: A single plant when £11.99 is enough, shade, or anyone counting the shared stars as three separate tests.
Specifications
Common questions
How many plants are in the box?
Two live English lavender plants, each in a 14 cm pot, at £19.99.
Is the star rating unique to this pair?
No. It is the same 4.2 from 1,934 as the single and the six-pack. One shared review does mention buying the pack of two.
Is a cultivar named?
No. The title says English lavender. It does not say Hidcote or Munstead.
The Carbeth single is one live English lavender in a 14 cm pot at £11.99. Amazon.co.uk shows 4.2 out of 5 from 1,934 ratings, and that same star line and the same review text also sit on the two-pack and the six-pack, so this is one sample, not a result unique to this ASIN. The shared texts describe healthy plants still in flower in late summer, bees and butterflies after planting, and a soak expected to recover heat wilt, and they also describe a crushed box, a half-dead plant, and one plant with a poor root system. The cultivar is not named, so this is not 'Hidcote' or 'Munstead'. The care line is full sun and well-drained soil, while a bullet also claims indoor pots. The expected-height field repeats 14 cm, which is the pot, not a mature shrub. You are buying one starter in a nursery pot, with stars you should not count three times.
Pros
Cons
Best for: One sunny spot if you want a single 14 cm English lavender and you will check it on the day it arrives.
Less suitable: Shade, a dark hallway, or anyone who needs a named cultivar or a review sample that belongs only to this ASIN.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the cultivar named?
No. The title says English lavender. It does not say Hidcote or Munstead.
Are the 1,934 reviews only for this pot?
No. The same 4.2 from 1,934 and the same review text also appear on the two-pack and the six-pack. Treat them as one sample.
What size is the pot?
The listing says one plant in a 14 cm pot. The expected-height field uses the same 14 cm figure.
The Carbeth six-pack is titled Lavender Angustifolia Purple at £17.99, with a bullet that says the plants grow to 60 cm tall and wide. Amazon.co.uk shows 4.2 out of 5 from 1,934 ratings, the same line and the same texts as the 14 cm single and the two-pack. Those texts talk about 14 cm English plants and a two-pack, not a measured six-pack pot, so they are not evidence for this count. Pot diameter is not stated. Bullets name full sun to partial shade, well-drained alkaline to neutral soil, mid to late summer spikes, and borders, low hedging, or patio containers. The usage field says Outdoor, and a listing question asks about indoors. The cultivar is not named. At £17.99 you might be buying six plants, and you cannot read the pot size or a review that describes this pack.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A hedge or a row only if you accept an unstated pot size and you will not treat the shared stars as a test of this six-pack.
Less suitable: Anyone who needs a 14 cm pot they can measure, or a review that mentions six plants.
Specifications
Common questions
What pot size is printed?
None. The saved listing does not give a pot diameter. A bullet says the plants grow to 60 cm tall and wide.
Do the 1,934 reviews describe this six-pack?
The same star line and the same texts appear on the 14 cm single and the two-pack. Those texts talk about 14 cm plants and a two-pack, not a measured six-pack.
What soil does the bullet name?
Well-drained, alkaline to neutral, with full sun to partial shade. The usage field says Outdoor.
The Hollyone arrangement is one pre-assembled artificial lavender with eucalyptus in a patterned cement pot at £14.99 and 750 g. Amazon.co.uk shows 4.2 out of 5 from 40 ratings, and the extract used here has six titled UK reviews. Reviewers say it looks like the photos and works as a wedding centrepiece or a gift, and they also say it is smaller than advertised, too plastic for a kitchen, and not worth the price unless it is cheaper. The title says 25 cm, and the dimensions field says 13 × 13 × 22 cm. The indoor and outdoor field says Indoor, the flowers are fixed in the pot, and the listing does not claim a scent. A cement pot is said to add weight, and that does not make it a garden plant. You are buying a small indoor centrepiece, and the UK texts already disagree about whether it looks real.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A windowsill, desk, or wedding table if you want a finished indoor pot and you measure the 22 cm table, not only the title.
Less suitable: A garden, a porch in the rain, or anyone who wants scent, bees, or a plant they can prune.
Specifications
Common questions
Can this pot go outside?
The indoor/outdoor field says Indoor. A listing question asks about outdoor use, and that field is the answer on the page.
How tall is it?
The title says 25 cm. The dimensions field says 13 × 13 × 22 cm. UK reviews say it is smaller than advertised.
Are the flowers loose in the pot?
The bullets say the flowers are fixed in the pot and that it arrives pre-assembled.
Arborus lists six artificial lavender stems at £15.29, 450 g, with 72 cm in the title and a package table of 16 × 12 × 24 cm. The saved listing has no customer-review line and no review bodies, so there is no amazon.co.uk star rating to set beside the UV claim. Bullets describe muted purple, frosted leaves, and flexible metal wire, and they say six stems are the pack while 12 pieces look fuller in a planter. UV resistant is a claim only. No vase is included, and the indoor and outdoor field is blank even though the bullets name indoor rooms, a balcony, and a porch. At £15.29 you pay more than the 12-stem and 20-bundle packs for six long stems nobody in this file has described. You cannot tell from these pages whether the tips stay bent or the colour holds.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A tall vase if you accept a listing with no reviews and you will check the live page for the stem length.
Less suitable: Anyone who wants UK review text, a full planter from one pack, or a live shrub.
Specifications
Common questions
Is there an amazon.co.uk star rating in the file?
No. The saved listing has no customer-review line and no review bodies.
How long are the stems?
The title says 72 cm. The package dimensions field says 16 × 12 × 24 cm. Those two figures are not the same object.
Does the seller say six stems fill a planter?
The bullets say this pack is 6 stems, and that 12 pieces look fuller in a planter. No vase is included.
Twelve amazon.co.uk lavender listings were scored from the stored listing files dated 19 October 2026, not from a garden trial or a nursery trial. The score is 0–100 from four parts: stars (40), the UK review sample (20), whether you can place the plant the title describes (25), and value in this set (15). No review line scores 0 on stars. A count under 10 caps the star part at 24. The shared 4.2 from 1,934 is one sample. The highest score is the top pick, once. The highest value part that is not the top pick is best value, once. None of these scores is a flowering trial, a hardiness check, or a fade test.
Stars
40%The amazon.co.uk star average, scaled so five stars would be 40 points. No review line scores 0. If the review count is under 10, this part is capped at 24, so a 5.0 from four or six ratings is not treated as a large sample.
Review sample
20%Independent UK texts, up to 20. One hundred or more scores 20, and a file with no texts scores 0. The shared 4.2 from 1,934 is one sample. United States review bodies only score 4. The six-pack uses texts that do not describe a six-pack, so its sample is 3.
Plant you can place
25%Up to 25 for whether the listing describes a plant you can place. A live Lavandula angustifolia in a stated 14 cm pot, with sun and drainage and reviews that belong to that page, scores 20. A title that clashes with the bullets scores less. This is not a flowering trial.
Value in this set
15%Up to 15 for what the shelf price identifies inside this set. Two stated 14 cm plants at £19.99 score 13. One angustifolia in a 14 cm pot at £11.99 with its own reviews scores 12. The dearest indoor pot, the unreviewed long stems, and the title that clashes with its bullets score 4.
Start with live or artificial, then the name on the title, then the pot, then sun and drainage, and only then the star line. The notes below follow that order. None of these twelve listings was grown on as a trial.
A lavender plant on a UK listing is either a live shrub or unscented plastic, and those are different purchases. Scent, bees and a plant that can persist need a live hardy lavender. A shelf, or a window box that will not be watered, needs plastic, and the title has to say so. English lavender and lavandin, Lavandula angustifolia and Lavandula × intermedia, are the hardy outdoor group. BBC Gardeners' World puts them at about -15°C in free-draining soil. French and Spanish types are less hardy.
A 14 cm pot is a starter. The RHS page for Lavandula angustifolia gives about 0.5–1 m tall and a spread of 1–1.5 m. An expected-height field that repeats 14 cm is the pot. A 1 metre field on a listing is not a shrub measured in this file.
Three Carbeth listings print 4.2 from 1,934 and the same review text. That is one sample. The texts describe 14 cm English plants and one two-pack, not a measured six-pack. The angustifolia single at 4.3 from 78 is a separate file.
UV resistant is a seller claim. No British Standard sits behind it. Kinisty reviews both report a year outside and terrible fade. One Mtiscolla review reports colour loss after a month in sun. A fake is for colour, with a plan to replace stems.
The first split is live or artificial. Scent, bees and a shrub that can persist need a hardy lavender. A shelf or an unwatered window box needs plastic, and the title must say so. English lavender and lavandin are the hardy outdoor group, about -15°C in free-draining soil on the BBC Gardeners' World page. French and Spanish types are less hardy, and the RHS says keep them frost-free in pots.
Pot and count come next. A 14 cm pot is a starter. The RHS finished container is about 30–40 cm across with grit, summer water and a dry winter stance. The expected-height field that repeats 14 cm is the pot, not a mature shrub. The angustifolia listing also prints 1 metre in that field. The RHS species page says about 0.5–1 m tall and 1–1.5 m across, which is the grown plant, not the parcel.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You have full sun and sharp drainage, and you will move the plant on from a nursery pot. The top pick is one live Lavandula angustifolia in a stated 14 cm pot at about £11.99, with 4.3 from 78 reviews that belong to this listing. The cultivar is not named. A 14 cm line is the pot, not the adult shrub. The RHS finished container is about 30–40 cm across.
You want a finished pot for a shelf, not scent or bees. Hollyone is one indoor faux with eucalyptus in a cement pot at about £14.99, pre-assembled, with 4.2 from 40. The title says 25 cm and the table says 22 cm. The listing field says indoor. It is not a garden plant.
You will not water, so you want bundles and a plan to replace faded stems. Kinisty's 12 PVC bundles at about £11.99 have 4.5 from 219 UK reviews, the largest independent file among the bundles. Some texts report a year outside. One says they faded terribly. UV resistant is a seller claim.
The top pick is Carbeth's Lavandula angustifolia in a 14 cm pot at about £11.99. It scores 80 because the 4.3 from 78 reviews belong to this listing, the pot size is stated, and the care line covers sun and drainage. Dead or wilted plants are still in those texts, and the cultivar is not named. The best value is two English lavender plants in stated 14 cm pots at about £19.99, about £10 a plant, with the highest value part among the rest. The 4.2 from 1,934 is shared, and one shared review names the pack of two. Kinisty's 76 is a large UK review file for plastic bundles, not the value award. None of these scores is a flowering trial, a hardiness check, or a fade test.
English lavender, 2 × 14 cm
Two stated 14 cm pots at about £19.99, the highest value part among the listings that are not the top pick.
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