Lavenders come in a wide range of sizes, habits, and bloom colours. In an attempt to help you decide what you might like best for size, colour, and even scent here is a selection of the lavenders we grow: hardy cold-weather lavenders, earliest bloomers, all season bloomers (more than one showing), good culinary lavenders, strongest scent, best for hedges, and lastly the best suited for containers.
Hardy cold-weather lavenders:
Lavandula angustifolia ‘Buena Vista’, L. angustifolia ‘Folgate’, L. angustifolia ‘Hidcote’, L. angustifolia ‘Maillette’, L. angustifolia ‘Royal Velvet’
Earliest bloomers:
L. angustifolia ‘Folgate’, L. angustifolia ‘Tucker’s Early’
All season bloomers:
L. angustifolia ‘Buena Vista’, L. angustifolia ‘Sachet’, L. angustifolia ‘Sharon Roberts’
Good culinary lavenders:
L. angustifolia ‘Buena Vista’, L. angustifolia ‘Folgate’, L. angustifolia ‘Hidcote’, L. angustifolia ‘Melissa’, L. angustifolia ‘Royal Velvet’
Strongest scent:
L. xintermedia ‘Gros Bleu’, L. xintermedia ‘Grosso’, L. xintermedia ‘Hidcote Giant’, L. xintermedia ‘Provence’
Best choices for hedging:
L. angustifolia ‘Royal Purple’ L. xintermedia ‘Gros Bleu’, L. xintermedia ‘Grosso’, L. xintermedia ‘Hidcote Giant’, L. xintermedia ‘Provence’
Good container lavenders:
L. angustifolia ‘Hidcote’, L. angustifolia ‘Mitchum Gray’, L. angustifolia ‘Tucker’s Early’
AVAILABLE PLANTS
| Angustifolia | |||
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| Buena Vista | |||
| Folgate | |||
| Hidcote | |||
| Lodden Blue | |||
| Maillette | |||
| Melissa | |||
| Mitchum Grey | |||
| Royal Purple | |||
| Royal Velvet | |||
| Sachet | |||
| Sharon Roberts | |||
| Silver Frost | |||
| Tuckers Early | |||
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Lavandins |
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| Cathy Blanc | |||
| Gros Bleu | |||
| Grosso | |||
| Hidcote Giant | |||
| Provence | |||
| Seal | |||
| White Spike | |||
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Stoechas |
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| Dark Eyes | |||
| Otto Quast | |||
| Viridis |