Lavender

Description

The sweet fragrant purple flowers of lavender are excellent for drying, making oils, or along pathways to be brushed up against, thus releasing its delightful scent. Lavender is a great plant to use as a flowering hedge, and the bumblebees love it. We offer many different types of hardy lavender including:

Lavandula angustifolia (English lavender): Common lavender, or true lavender with great cold hardiness (zone 5).  Wispy, early to mid summer purple/violet/pink blooms. 2-3ft tall and wide. Varieties include:

• Aromatico Blue Imp (14"-20")
• Hidcote (24"-36")
• Munstead (12"-18")
• Platinum Blonde (12"-24")
• SuperBlue (10"-12")
• Sweet Romance (12"-18")
• Thumbelina Leigh (12"-18")
• Wee One (10")

Lavandula x intermedia (hybrid lavender): Also called Lavandin, this variety is a larger, more heat tolerant variety.  It has silvery leaves and grows in a shrubby compact mound about 2.5 feet tall and wide. Extremely aromatic.  Varieties include:

• Alba White (24")
• Grosso (24"-30")
• Gros Bleu (24"-36")
• Hidcote Giant (24"-36")
• Impress Purple (24"-36")
• Phenomenal (24"-36")
• Provence (20"-24")
• Sensational! (24"-36")

Lavandula Latifolia (Portuguese lavender): Stronger scent than traditional English lavender but not quite as cold hardy (zone 6). Pale lilac colored flowers with profuse blooming 1-3 feet tall and wide

Lavandula stoechas (Spanish lavender) - Species with distinct winged bracts atop their flowers. Only some are hardy to a zone 6, be sure to check the tag for the zone to ensure you are getting the perennial variety.