Lamiaceae
French lavender
Lavandula stoechas
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Lavandula
Pets and kids
- CatsNot sure
- DogsNot sure
- KidsNot sure
Why
Cats: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Dogs: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Kids: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Common names
By language (28)
- aeb
- حلحال
- Arabic
- خزامى مكورة, اسطوخودوس, البري الحلحال, الضرم, خزامى بحرية كتاعة, خزامى فرنسي, شاة أسبرم رومي
- arz
- ضرم مكور
- azb
- یونان لاوانداسی
- Azerbaijani
- Yunan lavandası
- Basque
- Izpiliku min
- Breton
- Lavand-kêr
- Catalan
- Cap d'ase, Caps d'ase, Tomaní
- Chinese
- 法国薰衣草, 法国熏衣草
- Corsican
- Piumbonu, Arba dritta, Piumbone
- Czech
- Levandule korunkatá, Levandule francouzská, Levandule hlávkovitá, Levandule klasnatá, Levandule ouškatá, Levandule smilovitá
- Danish
- Sommerfugle-Lavendel
- Dutch
- Franse lavendel, Kuiflavendel, Vlinderlavendel
- English
- French lavender, Cassidony, Stechados, Stickadove, Stoechas, Stœchas
- Finnish
- Tupsulaventeli
- Galician
- Cantroxo
- German
- Schopf-Lavendel, Schopflavendel
- Hebrew
- אזוביון דגול
- Hungarian
- Füzéres levendula, Bóbitás levendula
- Japanese
- フレンチラベンダー
- kab
- Amezzir
- Persian
- اسطوخودوس, استخدوس, استخودوس, استقدوس, استقودوس, استو خودوس, استوخدوس, استوقدوس
- Portuguese
- Rosmaninho
- Russian
- Лаванда стэхадская
- Slovak
- Levanduľa hlávkovitá
- Spanish
- Cantueso, Astecados, Cantrueso, Cantueso basto, Cantueso comun, Cantueso común, Cantueso fino, Cantueso montes
- Turkish
- Karabaş otu
- Urdu
- اسطو خودوس فرانسیسی
Synonyms
- Stoechas officinarum Mill.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 1,733 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Marios Thoma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dag Endresen, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: jaumecanals, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sten Porse, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sara Muggittu, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: TarnishedPath, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hassaleh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: TarnishedPath, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: G.N.Missetzis ΤΜ Spitakia & Chios City Inn B & Bs, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.