French lavender advice

[sunshineonmygrill]

Hello lovely gardeners. I bought x10 French lavender pots 12cm each, for a long border at the front of my house. Now worrying that it won't be hardy enough and will perish over winter. Would I better off planting them in pots for indoor/outdoors?

I have lots of french lavender happily living outside in the ground all year. Don’t think you would have any problems.

It’s hardy enough for outdoors but will need hard pruning in spring to keep bushy and blooming.

It'll probably be ok but they only live about 5 years.

They flower earlier than English lavender unless you disrupt them with pruning. I'd have pruned by August so they have time to round out before the winter and then flower on natural cycle next year.

It depends where you are in the country. Not hardy everywhere.

I'm in the midlands and struggle to get french lavender through the winter. I have one which comes back but it's in a very sheltered spot in a corner.

Thanks all, I've got lots of terracotta pots I could plant them in or against a low wall like I'd planned. Currently paralysed with indecision!! I'm in Oxfordshire so might be ok?

With pots you'll need to water them which can be tricky with lavender. Easy to drown them, easy also to think they're Mediterranean so will be fine without too much attention only to then find that they've shrivelled up and died suddenly.

Id plant them but expect to have to give them some love when its cold and maybe fleece them