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title: "Hi everyone! I love lavender so much and I have been trying so hard…"
description: "Hi everyone! I love lavender so much and I have been trying so hard to find a way to grow it inside. I bought a dwarf lavender plant online and even bought a…"
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author: "Emily Pozsgay"
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# Hi everyone! I love lavender so much and I have been trying so hard…

_Posted by Emily Pozsgay on 2023-12-20_

Hi everyone! I love lavender so much and I have been trying so hard to find a way to grow it inside. I bought a dwarf lavender plant online and even bought a grow light. It still died.  
Does anyone know how to do this? Is there a specific type that works better indoors?

## 3 comments

### Lindsay in PA commented on 2023-12-20

My lavender topiary doesn’t seem to be loving being indoors either. It’s too cold in PA to leave it out.

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### Sunny commented on 2023-12-20

I grew French Lavender in pots outdoors for 2 seasons. They thrived in cooler spring weather and started to suffer when temperatures warmed up and humidity increased. I live in a subtropical region, Zone 9. Online articles states they like a temperature range from 40s to the 60s (°F). My house is too warm to raise them indoors.

They need at last 6 hours of full sun. So, a south or west window is better. You will need a grow light closer to the plants indoors. A light meter or equivalent app can tell the amount of lumens the plants get.

The ones I had in standard Miracle Gro potting mix did not do well as the plants in a faster draining mix.

There are several good articles online on this subject that were not available many years ago when I tried growing lavender in pots. They cover the dwarf varieties that are suitable to grow indoors. Search ‘How to grow lavender indoors.’

#### Emily Pozsgay replied on 2023-12-20

Yeah I did that already

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