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Royal Rembrandt Speedwell: Violet Brushes at the Bed's Edge
A tidy spike speedwell with violet-purple paintbrush spikes that echoes lavender's form at the edge of a sunny bed from midsummer on.
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Royal Standard Hosta: The Classic Fragrant, Sun-Tough Hosta
A classic, very large fragrant hosta that takes more sun and dry weather than most, ideal for lining a walk in a moist bed near your lavender.
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Royal Wedding Hosta: Big, Perfumed White Blooms for Shade
A compact hosta grown for its large, sweetly perfumed white flowers and white-edged leaves, perfect for a shady patio away from the lavender.
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Rozanne Hardy Geranium: Violet-Blue Flowers Until Frost
A famously long-blooming hardy geranium whose violet-blue saucers weave along the front of a lavender bed from late spring until frost.
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Rubies and Diamonds Bleeding Heart: A Sun-Loving Ruby Accent
A compact fernleaf bleeding heart with ruby-red hearts over lacy blue foliage that, unlike the classic type, loves sun and sharp drainage.
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Ruby Ann Strawberry: Ruby Flowers and Sweet Berries in a Basket
An everbearing strawberry with unusual ruby-red flowers and sweet berries from early summer into fall, made for baskets near your lavender.
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Ruby Heart Hen and Chicks: Silver-Blue Stars with Red Centers
A tough little succulent with silver-blue rosettes and ruby centers that thrives in the same lean, gravelly, sunny ground as lavender.
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Ruby Riot Creeping Phlox: The Deepest Ruby-Pink of Spring
A vigorous creeping phlox with large ruby-pink, dark-eyed flowers in April, a bold spring cushion for the edges and slopes around lavender.
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Ruby Spider Daylily: Huge Ruby Blooms Behind the Lavender
An award-winning spider daylily with enormous 9-inch ruby red flowers on tall scapes, a dramatic early-summer backdrop for a lavender bed.
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Rule of Plum Daylily: Near-Black Plum Beside Silver Lavender
A compact daylily with deep plum, nearly black flowers and buds that echo lavender in a darker tone and stand out against silver foliage.
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Russian Sage: The Late-Summer Blue Haze That Follows Lavender
Classic Russian sage carries a silvery, blue-violet cloud into fall, picking up right where your lavender's main bloom leaves off.
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Sage Advice Russian Sage: Deep Purple Spires on Sturdy Stems
A compact, upright Russian sage with rich purple flowers in smoky calyxes that stands tall beside lavender from late July into fall.
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Sassy Summer Lemon Yarrow: Big Yellow Plates for Early Lavender
An early, tall yarrow with oversized lemon yellow heads that open alongside lavender's first flush for a classic purple-and-yellow look.
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Sassy Summer Sangria Yarrow: Wine-Red Domes Behind Lavender
A tall yarrow with dark wine red, white-eyed flowers over silvery foliage that makes a rich backdrop for lower lavender plants.
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Sassy Summer Sunset Yarrow: Orange-to-Gold Glow for Purple Beds
Big yarrow heads open burnt orange and fade to gold and yellow, giving lavender a warm, glowing complementary partner in midsummer.
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Sassy Summer Taffy Yarrow: Candy Pink Softness for Lavender
A dense, upright yarrow whose salmon pink flowers fade to peach, softening and warming a sunny lavender planting through summer.
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Scarlet Ribbons Coreopsis: Velvet Maroon Stars at Lavender's Feet
A fine-textured threadleaf coreopsis with solid maroon-red flowers that adds depth beside lavender's purple spikes all summer.
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School Mouse Hosta: A Ruffled Miniature for Shady Troughs
A tiny, 8-inch hosta with wavy blue-green leaves and crisp creamy yellow edges for troughs, pots and the shady side of the garden.
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Seasons in the Sun Hosta: A Bright Gold Beacon for Dark Shade
A big, glowing yellow hosta about 4 feet wide that lights up the shady side of the garden while your lavender takes the sun.
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Sentimental Blue Balloon Flower: Pop-Open Bells for the Front Edge
A dwarf balloon flower just 6 to 8 inches tall whose puffy buds burst into violet-blue stars, a neat midsummer edging for lavender.
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Serendipity Ornamental Onion: Blue Leaves and Late Rosy Globes
A tidy ornamental onion with powder blue leaves and rosy purple globes that bloom after lavender's first flush, loved by bees.
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Seventh Heaven Shasta Daisy: Fluffy Cream Blooms for Lavender
Lemon yellow buds open into full, 4-inch creamy white daisies, a cottage-garden classic beside purple lavender in early summer.
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Shadow Tag Foamy Bells: Silver-and-Burgundy Leaves for Shade
A low foamy bells with silvered, burgundy-veined maple leaves and bubblegum pink spring flowers for the shady beds near your lavender.
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Silly String Hosta: Wavy Blue Ribbons for the Shade Garden
A playful hosta with narrow, intensely rippled blue leaves that fills the front of a shade bed while lavender holds the sunny side.
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