Thank you! I am not entirely sure of the lavender variety because I was not with my parents when they bought it. I live in the Philippines so 8-9 months of the year, the temperature ranges from high 70s to mid-high 80s. I do plan to plant them outside in a pot because of space and we are now in the wet season (moderate to heavy rainfall during monsoons and/or typhoons). Cold temperature usually ranges from high 60s to mid 70s.

Here is a photo of the lavender my parents bought.

There are two different varieties in the picture. There are so many types I can't be specific as to what you have but look at the different leaf shape of the one on the left to the other two.

Austin, I've never gardened in the monsoon climes. I guess you'll have to try it and let us know how it goes. I assume that these plants were selected by the retail store/distributor to be somewhat compatible with your area.

Make sure the soil in the pot drains water quickly so the roots don't get soggy, and let is sit in the sun so that it has as much opportunity to dry as you can give it. If you don't know soil now you get to know it when you start gardening, the best thing is to try what you can. There are packaged cactus and citrus soil mix that is very fast draining, or you can use your own research and come up with a good mix. It seems this soil now is chunky with wood, which provides good drainage. At least I don't think you'll ever have to worry about winters killing your plant though--and pots dry up more easily than the grounded soil.

As far as the varieties, let them grow and see what happens. The flower once it blooms may look different and help you identify them. I would put each of those plants in its own container the size of the current one, then cut the plant down to about 2 inches from the ground. It will start the branch out sideways. If all goes well with the soil and grooming, after a year or two you'll have a bushy plant with lots of blooms and ready to repot to a bigger size.

Thank you so much bardamu_gw for all these great info! From reading some internet articles, I gathered that it can be treated like rosemary in terms of soil and watering conditions. I also have a thriving rosemary right now despite the past typhoons. I am most definitely going to look for cactus mix in our local gardening supply store.

So in terms of primary potting, I should use a pot the same size as where it's placed now for each lavender? Thanks for the grooming tip as well. I love getting involved with my plants and not just let them be.

Follow-up question: is there any special care I must do for re-potting? Or is it more forgiving?

Try to get a gritty fast draining mix. Not peat or coir.