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Where can I grow lavender?

Lavandula angustifolia / L. × intermedia · Herb · Perennial

Lavender is a great fit (80+) on 35.4 million km² (13.7 million sq mi) of land in 110 countries, 23% of it only with irrigation. The most well-suited land is in Texas, United States, Buenos Aires, Argentina and California, United States. Where it can't grow, it's usually winters too mild (37%) and winters get too cold (34%).

Crop fit≤5075100Uncolored land: won't grow

Tap the map for the score at any spot. Each square is a 28 km (17 mile) grid cell.

Great fit (80+)
35.4M km²(13.7M sq mi)
24% of land
Worth a try (50–79)
11.4M km²(4.4M sq mi)
8% of land
Great fit without irrigation
26.6M km²(10.3M sq mi)
Rain alone is enough
Countries
110
With great-fit land

Regions with the most suitable land

  1. 1

    🇺🇸Texas, United States

    Great fit on 466k km² (180k sq mi) · worth a try on 36k km² (14k sq mi)

    For example Lubbock (100), Kerrville (100)

  2. 2

    🇦🇷Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Great fit on 305k km² (118k sq mi)

    For example Bahía Blanca (100), Necochea (100)

  3. 3

    🇺🇸California, United States

    Great fit on 284k km² (110k sq mi) · worth a try on 21k km² (8,100 sq mi)

    For example Sacramento (100), Stockton (100)

  4. 4

    🇨🇳Yunnan, China

    Great fit on 234k km² (90k sq mi) · worth a try on 43k km² (17k sq mi)

    For example Dali (100), Lijiang (100)

  5. 5

    🇦🇺New South Wales, Australia

    Great fit on 189k km² (73k sq mi) · worth a try on 12k km² (4,600 sq mi)

    For example Tamworth (100), Orange (100)

  6. 6

    🇨🇳Sichuan, China

    Great fit on 188k km² (73k sq mi) · worth a try on 13k km² (4,900 sq mi)

    For example Pingwu County (100), Chaotian (100)

  7. 7

    🇨🇳Shandong, China

    Great fit on 180k km² (70k sq mi)

    For example Jinan (100), Qingdao (100)

  8. 8

    🇦🇺Victoria, Australia

    Great fit on 167k km² (65k sq mi) · worth a try on 1,800 km² (700 sq mi)

    For example Ballarat (100), Bendigo (100)

  9. 9

    🇿🇦Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Great fit on 160k km² (62k sq mi) · worth a try on 5,200 km² (2,000 sq mi)

    For example Aliwal North (100), Cradock (100)

  10. 10

    🇺🇸New Mexico, United States

    Great fit on 159k km² (61k sq mi) · worth a try on 1,300 km² (500 sq mi)

    For example Santa Fe (100), Clovis (100)

  11. 11

    🇨🇦Ontario, Canada

    Great fit on 159k km² (61k sq mi) · worth a try on 38k km² (15k sq mi)

    For example Toronto (100), Mississauga (100)

  12. 12

    🇦🇷Cordoba, Argentina

    Great fit on 140k km² (54k sq mi)

    For example Río Cuarto (100), Villa María (100)

  13. 13

    🇬🇧England, United Kingdom

    Great fit on 136k km² (53k sq mi) · worth a try on 15k km² (5,700 sq mi)

    For example London (100), Leicester (100)

  14. 14

    🇿🇦Western Cape, South Africa

    Great fit on 122k km² (47k sq mi)

    For example Franschhoek (100), Montagu (100)

  15. 15

    🇲🇽Chihuahua, Mexico

    Great fit on 121k km² (47k sq mi)

    For example Cuauhtémoc (100), Madera (100)

Regions are states and provinces, counting land within 75 km of a town. At most three per country, so the list covers the world.

By country

  • 🇺🇸United States3.8M km² (1.5M sq mi) · 68% of its land
  • 🇨🇳China2.4M km² (909k sq mi) · 42% of its land
  • 🇷🇺Russia2.0M km² (754k sq mi) · 39% of its land
  • 🇦🇷Argentina1.3M km² (489k sq mi) · 81% of its land
  • 🇮🇷Iran935k km² (361k sq mi) · 67% of its land
  • 🇹🇷Turkey808k km² (312k sq mi) · 96% of its land
  • 🇿🇦South Africa774k km² (299k sq mi) · 90% of its land
  • 🇲🇽Mexico700k km² (270k sq mi) · 43% of its land
  • 🇺🇦Ukraine613k km² (237k sq mi) · 99% of its land
  • 🇦🇺Australia609k km² (235k sq mi) · 76% of its land

Best-suited towns

  1. 100%fit

    Donetsk

    🇺🇦 Ukraine

  2. 100%fit

    Poznań

    🇵🇱 Greater Poland, Poland

  3. 100%fit

    Lublin

    🇵🇱 Poland

  4. 100%fit

    Prague

    🇨🇿 Czechia

  5. 100%fit

    Makiyivka

    🇺🇦 Donetsk, Ukraine

  6. 100%fit

    Pingliang

    🇨🇳 Gansu, China

  7. 100%fit

    Warsaw

    🇵🇱 Mazovia, Poland

  8. 100%fit

    Iaşi

    🇷🇴 Iași County, Romania

  9. 100%fit

    Stavropol

    🇷🇺 Stavropol Kray, Russia

  10. 100%fit

    Voronezh

    🇷🇺 Voronezh Oblast, Russia

  11. 100%fit

    Konya

    🇹🇷 Turkey

  12. 100%fit

    Kharkiv

    🇺🇦 Ukraine

The most comfortable fits among the 2,000 biggest towns, two per region.

What lavender needs

Coldest night of the year (average)
Ideal at least -11°F (-24°C)Won't grow below -22°F (-30°C)
Warmest-month average
Ideal 63–79°F (17–26°C)Won't grow below 57°F (14°C) or above 88°F (31°C)
Coldest-month average
Ideal at most 50°F (10°C)Won't grow above 61°F (16°C)
Frost-free days
Ideal at least 120 daysWon't grow below 90 days
Yearly rain
Ideal 14–33 in (350–850 mm)Won't grow below 7.9 in (200 mm) or above 55 in (1,400 mm)

Dislikes wet winters and humid summers more than cold. Needs sharp drainage.

Sources: University extension lavender production guides (e.g. Oregon State, Washington State); FAO ECOCROP: Lavandula angustifolia. Ranges not yet reviewed by an agronomist.

What stops it elsewhere

  • Winters too mild37%
  • Winters get too cold34%
  • Summers too hot18%
  • Summers too cool7%
  • Too wet4%

Share of the land scoring under 50, by what holds it back most.

How this map works

Every 28 km square of land is scored 0–100 against the requirements above, using 1991–2020 monthly climate averages with frost, chill and heat estimated by simulating daily weather. Each square is scored with whichever variety fits it best. “With irrigation” ignores rain shortfalls; “Rain-fed only” counts them.

Climate is only part of it: soil, slope, water and markets decide where a crop is actually farmed. Use this to shortlist places, then check them locally.

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