Despite their common names, species are not related to the lavenders or to rosemary. They bloom later than the ordinary English lavenders. Lavenders flourish best in dry, well-drained, sandy or gravelly soils in full sun. Like other lavenders, it is associated with hot, dry, sunny conditions in alkaline soils. Like other lavenders, it is particularly associated with dry, sunny, well-drained conditions in alkaline soil. Incidentally Isha befriends Siddharth (Nishan), and mistakes him to be the person sending her Lavenders.