Lavandula 'Bee Brilliant'

Description: evergreen shrub; selected for a long bloom period and performance in humid conditions. Vigorous, upswept growth with gray-green foliage and dark purple corollas with light purple bracts. 

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 2 ft.

Stem length: 8-12 in.  

Corolla: dark purple

Sterile bracts: light purple

Bloom season: spring-autumn

Best Uses: landscaping, containers, rock gardens

Lavandula 'Evelyn Cadzow'

Description: evergreen shrub; one of the smallest L. stoechas hybrids in cultivation. Compact, rounded growth with light green foliage and small flower heads with dark corollas and reddish-purple bracts. 

Height: to 18 in. Spread: to 18 in.

Stem length: 4-6 in.  

Corolla: dark purple-black

Sterile bracts: red-purple

Bloom season: spring-autumn

Best Uses: containers, rock gardens

Lavandula 'Ivory Crown'

Description: evergreen shrub; vigorous, upswept growth with very aromatic foliage and contrasting dark purple corollas with short, ivory white bracts.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 2 ft.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: dark purple

Sterile bracts: ivory

Bloom season: spring-autumn

Best Uses: landscaping, containers, rock gardens

Lavandula 'Pretty Polly'

Description: evergreen shrub; one of only four cultivars of lavender in Section Stoechas to hold an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Upswept, gradually spreading growth and dark violet corollas and yellowish-white bracts with distinct green midribs.

Height: to 18 in. Spread: to 2 ft.

Stem length: 2-4 in.  

Corolla: dark violet

Sterile bracts: yellowish-white with green midribs

Bloom season: spring-autumn

Best Uses: landscaping, containers, rock gardens

Lavandula 'Tickled Pink'

Description: evergreen shrub; very floriferous with flowers held close to the foliage. Compact, upswept growth with very dark purple-black corollas complemented by light mauve bracts. 

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 2 ft.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: dark purple-black

Sterile bracts: mauve with purple-red veins

Bloom season: spring-autumn

Best Uses: landscaping, containers, rock gardens

Lavandula 'Willow Vale'

Description: evergreen shrub; one of only four cultivars of lavender in Section Stoechas to hold an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Upswept, compact growth  and dark purple-black corollas with mid purple bracts.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 18 in.

Stem length: 4-6 in.  

Corolla: dark purple-black

Sterile bracts: mid purple with dark purple midribs

Bloom season: spring-autumn

Best Uses: landscaping, containers, rock gardens

Lavandula 'Wings of Night'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact, bushy growth with dark purple-black corollas and especially long, showy light purple bracts.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 in.

Stem length: 4-6 in.  

Corolla: dark purple-black

Sterile bracts: light purple

Bloom season: spring-autumn

Best Uses: landscaping, containers, rock gardens

Lavandula pedunculata subsp. pedunculata 'James Compton'

Description: evergreen shrub; vigorous growth with aromatic, gray-green foliage and dark purple-black corollas with dark purple-mauve bracts.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 2 ft.

Habit: compact, upswept

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: dark purple-black

Sterile bracts: dark purple-mauve

Bloom season: spring-autumn

Best Uses: landscaping, containers, rock gardens

Lavandula stoechas subsp. stoechas f. leucantha

Description: evergreen shrub; a seldom-offered, pure white form of L. stoechas. Compact, rounded growth with white flowerheads.

Height: to 18 in. Spread: to 2 ft.

Stem length: 4-6 in.  

Corolla: white

Sterile bracts: white

Bloom season: spring-autumn

Best Uses: landscaping, containers, rock gardens

Lavandula stoechas subsp. stoechas f. rosea 'Peter's Pink'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact, rounded growth with aromatic green foliage and magenta-red flowerheads from spring through the summer. Requires perfectly draining soil to thrive in our climate. May self-seed a bit, if left to its own devices.

Height: to 18 in. Spread: to 18 in.

Stem length: 1-2 in.  

Corolla: dark reddish-purple

Sterile bracts: pale pink with reddish midribs

Bloom season: spring-autumn

Best Uses: landscaping, containers, rock gardens

Lavandula viridis

Description: evergreen shrub; a species native to Portugal and Spain and easily recognizable by its white corollas, short, whitish-green bracts, and distinctively aromatic foliage. Vigorous, rounded growth. Performs best in gritty, perfectly-draining soils with little to no supplemental water.

Height: to 18 in. Spread: to 18 in.

Stem length: 2-4 in.  

Corolla: white

Sterile bracts: yellowish-white with green midribs

Bloom season: spring-autumn

Best Uses: landscaping, containers, rock gardens

Lavandula ×chaytoriae 'Ana Luisa'

Description: evergreen shrub; one of the largest cultivars of the ×chaytoriae lavenders. Rounded, sprawling growth with silver-white foliage and fragrant, dark purple flower spikes on long stems.

Height: to 4 ft. Spread: to 5 ft.

Stem length: 12-14 in.  

Corolla: dark violet

Calyx: dark purple

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, crafts, bouquets, potpourri, oil distillation

Lavandula ×chaytoriae 'Andreas'

Description: evergreen shrub; low and spreading with soft, silver foliage that is especially attractive in winter. Long stems and sweetly fragrant dark violet-blue flower spikes.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 12-14 in.  

Corolla: dark violet

Calyx: dark blue

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, crafts, bouquets, potpourri

Lavandula ×chaytoriae 'Bridehead Blue'

Description: evergreen shrub; rounded growth with soft, silver foliage and sweetly fragrant, dark purple flower spikes on long stems.

Height: to 30 in. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 12-15 in.  

Corolla: dark violet

Calyx: dark purple

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, crafts, bouquets, potpourri, oil distillation

Lavandula ×chaytoriae 'Gorgeous'

Description: evergreen shrub; one of the darkest flowers of the ×chaytoriae group and the only one known to produce fertile seed. Rounded growth with soft, silver foliage and pungently fragrant, dark purple flower spikes.

Height: to 28 in. Spread: to 28 in.

Stem length: 10-12 in.  

Corolla: dark violet

Calyx: dark purple

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, bouquets, potpourri

Lavandula ×chaytoriae 'Isabel'

Description: evergreen shrub; rounded growth with soft, silver foliage and sweetly fragrant violet flower spikes. An excellent alternative to traditional field varieties with increased resistance to drought stress.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 12-14 in.  

Corolla: violet

Calyx: dark purple

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, crafts, bouquets, potpourri, oil distillation

Lavandula ×chaytoriae 'Jennifer'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact, rounded growth with soft, silver foliage and long stems with dense, dark purple flower spikes. Similar to 'Lisa Marie' but more vigorous with better form and larger flower spikes. A favorite for crafts and bouquets.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 12-16 in.  

Corolla: dark violet-blue

Calyx: dark purple

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, crafts, bouquets, potpourri

Lavandula ×chaytoriae 'Joan Head'

Description: evergreen shrub; vigorous, rounded growth with soft, silver foliage and sweetly pungent dark purple flower spikes.

Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 4 ft.

Stem length: 12-18 in.  

Corolla: dark violet

Calyx: dark purple

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, crafts, bouquets, potpourri

Lavandula ×chaytoriae 'Lisa Marie'

Description: evergreen shrub; low, compact growth with soft, silver foliage and very fragrant dark purple flower spikes. 

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 10-12 in.  

Corolla: dark violet

Calyx: dark purple

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, bouquets, potpourri

Lavandula ×chaytoriae 'Richard Grey'

Description: evergreen shrub; low, compact growth with soft, silver foliage and dark purple flower spikes. 

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 10-12 in.  

Corolla: violet

Calyx: dark purple

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, crafts, bouquets, potpourri

Lavandula ×chaytoriae 'Sawyers'

Common name(s): n/a

Description: evergreen shrub; low, compact growth with soft, silver foliage and sweetly pungent dark purple flower spikes

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 12-16 in.  

Corolla: violet

Calyx: deep dark blue

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, crafts, bouquets, potpourri

Lavandula ×chaytoriae SILVER FROST 'Kathleen Elizabeth'

Description: evergreen shrub; upswept, bushy growth with soft, silver foliage and fragrant, dark purple flower spikes on long stems. A favorite for winter foliage.

Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 4 ft.

Stem length: 12-16 in.  

Corolla: dark violet-blue

Calyx: dark purple

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, crafts, bouquets, potpourri, oil distillation

Lavandula ×christiana

Description: evergreen shrub; a vigorous hybrid species of disputed parentage that was discovered in the Moroccan garden of botanist, Jean Gattefossé in 1943. Deeply dissected foliage and bright violet-blue flowers on branched peduncles (stems) that create a trident shape. Will not tolerate any amount of frost but can easily be wintered over in a greenhouse or grown as an annual outdoors.

Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 4 ft.

Stem length: 12-20 in.  

Corolla: violet-blue

Bloom season: year round (if protected from frost)

Best Uses: containers, as an annual

Lavandula ×ginginsii 'Goodwin Creek Gray'

Description: evergreen shrub; attractive, rounded growth with deeply toothed, wooly foliage and long, slender flower spikes from mid summer well into autumn. Considerably longer-lived in very lean, gritty soils with little to no supplemental irrigation.

Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 8-12 in.  

Corolla: dark blue

Calyx: dull purple

Bloom season: mid summer to autumn

Best Uses: containers, rock gardens

Lavandula ×intermedia 'Abrialii'

Description: evergreen shrub; also known as 'Abrialis.' A French field cultivar that dominated lavandin production in France from 1930-1960 and at one point accounted for 80% of the market. In the 1970s, more disease-resistant cultivars were required for monoculture farming and 'Super' and 'Grosso' gained popularity. Dense, silver-gray foliage and upward sweeping branches with wide-spreading growth. Very fragrant dark violet flower spikes on long stems.

Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 4 ft.

Stem length: 12-16 in.  

Corolla: mid violet

Calyx: dark violet

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, essential oil, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula ×intermedia 'Alba'

Description: evergreen shrub; the oldest of the white-flowered lavandins currently in cultivation. Vigorous, upswept growth and fragrant, white flower spikes on long stems. Young calyces have green, green-pink, or yellow tips which differentiates it from 'Edelweiss' (in addition to its growth habit, grayer foliage, and cylindrical flower spikes.)

Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 4 ft.

Stem length: 14-16 in.  

Corolla: white

Calyx: sage green sometimes with a tinge of purple 

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula ×intermedia ANNIVERSARY BOUQUET 'Dowannibouq'

Description: evergreen shrub; bred to have tapered flower spikes that are both large and uniform. Vigorous, rounded growth with fragrant dark violet flower spikes on long, sturdy stems. A favorite for bouquets both fresh and dried and stunning in a hedge or mass planting. 

Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 4 ft.

Stem length: 10-15 in.  

Corolla: dark violet

Calyx: dark violet-blue

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula ×intermedia 'Bleu de Collines'

Description: evergreen shrub; a French cultivar that translates to "blue of the hills." The foliage is compact and the growth habit and overall appearance is quite similar to 'Grosso' but the flowers are much darker purple. A better choice for bouquets and crafts, especially dried. Very fragrant dark purple flower spikes on long stems.

Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 4 ft.

Stem length: 12-16 in.  

Corolla: dark violet

Calyx: dark violet

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula ×intermedia 'Bogong'

Description: evergreen shrub; a robust shrub with a tidy, upswept habit. Mid-green foliage and uniform flower spikes make it a favorite for hedges and mass plantings. Dark violet-blue flower spikes on long stems with a mild, but pleasant fragrance. 'Bogong' translates to "big moth" in an indigenous language of Australia.

Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 4 ft.

Stem length: 10-14 in.  

Corolla: dark violet-blue

Calyx: dark violet

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, essential oil, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula ×intermedia 'Dutch'

Description: evergreen shrub; an old European cultivar originally distinguished by its bushy growth and lighter gray foliage than other lavenders of that era. Dense, broad foliage with an overall silver-gray apperance and a tidy, mounding habit. Sharply fragrant light violet-blue flower spikes on long stems.

Height: to 4 ft. Spread: to 4 ft.

Stem length: 12-16 in.  

Corolla: bright violet-blue

Calyx: dark violet

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula ×intermedia DUTCH MILL 'Barbara Joan'

Description: evergreen shrub; selected for good resistance to cold and long stems suitable for crafting. Robust, rounded growth with pungently fragrant, dense purple flower spikes on long stems.

Height: to 4 ft. Spread: to 4 ft.

Stem length: 12-20 in.  

Corolla: violet-blue

Calyx: dark purple

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, essential oil, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula ×intermedia 'Edelweiss'

Description: evergreen shrub; gray-green foliage and slender, tapered flower spikes that have pinkish buds before blooming. Fragrance is strong, sweet, and pleasant. Habit is more sprawling and fan-shaped than the similar cultivar 'Alba'.

Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 4 ft.

Stem length: 14-20 in.  

Corolla: pure white (rarely with a pink flush)

Calyx: soft mauve and sage green with pink tips

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, essential oil, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula ×intermedia 'Fat Spike'

Description: evergreen shrub; dense, rounded growth with gray-green foliage with very fragrant violet-blue flowers. Similar to 'Grosso'  but the flower spikes are larger and the oil is of lesser quality. Ideal for bouquets and crafts but not for essential oil. 

Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 5 ft.

Stem length: 12-16 in.  

Corolla: dark violet-blue

Calyx: dark violet

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula ×intermedia 'Fragrant Memories'

Description: evergreen shrub; reputed to be one of the best lavenders for foliage and overall  appearance when not in bloom. Neat, compact growth with very narrow, silver-gray foliage and very fragrant purple flower spikes on especially long stems. 

Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 5 ft.

Stem length: 15-24 in.  

Corolla: violet

Calyx: dark violet

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula ×intermedia 'Gros Bleu'

Description: evergreen shrub; upswept growth with gray-green foliage and pleasantly fragrant, slender dark purple flower spikes on long stems. Considered to be among the darkest-flowered of the L. ×intermedia hybrids. Popular in dried bouquets and potpourri.

Height: to 4 ft. Spread: to 5 ft.

Stem length: 20-24 in.  

Corolla: dark violet

Calyx: dark purple

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula ×intermedia 'Grosso'

Description: evergreen shrub; a 1972 discovery by M. Pierre Grosso, a French farmer. It is more vigorous and more resistant to the "dépérissement" that ravaged the 'Abrialii' fields in the 1950s and 60s. By 1975 it already accounted for 10% of French lavandin crop and by 1980 it was reported to be 55%. Though very high-yielding, the essential oil of 'Grosso' is strongly camphorous (considered lower quality) so it is most commonly used in the detergent, powders, etc. industries. 'Grosso' is currently the most commonly grown commercial lavandin in the world but it should also be noted that Pierre Grosso died in absolute poverty in 1989. Compact growth with silvery foliage and pungently fragrant, violet flower spikes on long stems in an open, fan-like pattern.

Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 5 ft.

Stem length: 10-12 in.  

Corolla: violet-blue

Calyx: dark violet

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, essential oil, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula ×intermedia HEAVENLY ANGEL 'Dowphangel'

Common name(s): lavandin

Description: evergreen shrub; part of the Heavenly Series (2013) that were developed to grow into shorter mounds (easier to harvest) than typical lavandins while maintaining the long stems and high oil yields. This is the smallest of the white-flowered lavandins with robust growth and fragrant, pure white flower spikes on long stems.

Height: to 20 in. Spread: to 18 in.

Stem length: 12-16 in.  

Corolla: pure white

Calyx: sage green with dark violet at the apex

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, essential oil, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula ×intermedia HEAVENLY NIGHT 'Dowphnight'

Description: evergreen shrub; part of the Heavenly Series (2013) that were developed to grow into shorter mounds (easier to harvest) than typical lavandins while maintaining the long stems and high oil yields. Low, compact foliage and fragrant, dark violet flower spikes on long stems. An excellent plant for oil production.

Height: to 22 in. Spread: to 30 in.

Stem length: 12-16 in.  

Corolla: violet-blue

Calyx: dark violet

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, essential oil, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula ×intermedia HEAVENLY SCENT 'Dowphscent'

Description: evergreen shrub; part of Downderry Nursery's 2013 Heavenly Series that were developed to grow into shorter mounds (easier to harvest) than typical lavandins while maintaining the long stems and high oil yields. Low, dense growth and fragrant, violet-blue flower spikes on long stems. Reputed to be excellent for oil production.

Height: to 22 in. Spread: to 30 in.

Stem length: 12-16 in.  

Corolla: dark violet

Calyx: dark purple with sage green at the base

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, essential oil, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula ×intermedia 'Hidcote Giant'

Description: evergreen shrub; a rather distinctive lavandin because of its dense, unusually shaped flower spikes and overall habit. Vigorous, upswept growth and very sweetly fragrant, violet flower spikes on long stems. A favorite for dried bouquets.

Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 5 ft.

Stem length: 20-24 in.  

Corolla: vibrant violet

Calyx: mid violet with sage green at the base

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, essential oil, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula ×intermedia 'Impress Purple'

Description: evergreen shrub; robust, bushy growth and mildly fragrant, dark violet flower spikes on long stems.

Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 5 ft.

Stem length: 12-18 in.  

Corolla: mid violet

Calyx: dark purple

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, bouquets, crafts 

Lavandula ×intermedia 'Jaubert'

Description: evergreen shrub; dense, upswept growth and mildly fragrant, pale violet flower spikes on long stems. Spectacular as a specimen plant or in a mass planting. Notable for its long, elegant flower spikes and floriferous blooms. 

Height: to 30 in. Spread: to 4 ft.

Stem length: 14-18 in.  

Corolla: mid violet-mauve

Calyx: dark violet with sage green at the base

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula ×intermedia 'Marge Clark'

Description: evergreen shrub; a cultivar named for the late author and herbalist, Marge Clark, who tragically passed away in an automobile accident. Compact growth with silver foliage and fragrant, violet-blue flower spikes on long stems. 

Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 4 ft.

Stem length: 12-15 in.  

Corolla: pale violet-blue

Calyx: dark purple

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula ×intermedia 'Old English'

Common name(s): lavandin

Description: evergreen shrub; robust, upswept growth and pleasantly fragrant, blue-violet flower spikes on long stems.

Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 5 ft.

Stem length: 16-22 in.  

Corolla: bright violet-blue

Calyx: dark purple with sage green near the base

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula ×intermedia OLYMPIA 'Downoly'

Description: evergreen shrub; easily recognizable in a field of a hundred cultivars for its uniform, very dark purple flower spikes on a compact bush. Stays relatively short compared to other ×intermedia cultivars. Very fragrant dark purple flower spikes on long stems. One of our favorites.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 10-12 in.  

Corolla: dark violet-blue

Calyx: dark violet

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula ×intermedia 'Pale Pretender'

Description: evergreen shrub; robust, upswept growth with broad, green-gray foliage and fragrant, pale violet flower spikes on long stems. Has the broadest leaves and palest flowers of the L. ×intermedia hybrids.

Height: to 4 ft. Spread: to 4 ft.

Stem length: 22-30 in.  

Corolla: soft violet

Calyx: dark purple with sage green near the base

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula ×intermedia 'Provence'

Description: evergreen shrub; vigorous, robust growth and very fragrant, mauve flower spikes on exceptionally long stems. Popular for crafts and bouquets but not considered suitable as an essential oil plant.

Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 5 ft.

Stem length: 22-28 in.  

Corolla: pale violet

Calyx: sage green with a trace of dark purple

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: bouquets, crafts, potpourri, landscaping

Lavandula ×intermedia 'Riverina Alan'

Description: evergreen shrub; Vigorous growth into an ultimately large shrub. Very large, long dark purple flower spikes on very long stems, ideal for crafting. One of the best for mass plantings and hedges.

Height: to 4 ft. Spread: to 5 ft.

Stem length: 15-30 in.  

Corolla: violet-blue

Calyx: dark violet

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, essential oil, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula ×intermedia 'Riverina Thomas'

Description: evergreen shrub; bred for vigor and oil yield. Long-blooming with very large, tapered flower spikes. One of the best for lavender wreaths and other crafts that require long stems. Essential oil is very similar to that of the parent plant, 'Grosso'.

Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 4 ft.

Stem length: 15-30 in.  

Corolla: dark violet-blue

Calyx: dark violet

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, essential oil, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula ×intermedia SCOTTISH COTTAGE 'Grey Hedge'

Description: evergreen shrub; upright, compact growth with narrow silver foliage and sweetly fragrant violet-blue flower spikes on mid-length stems. One of the latest bloomers. Similar to 'Old English' but with very fragrant pale, pointed flower spikes and greyer foliage. 

Height: to 30 in. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 10-12 in.  

Corolla: bright violet-blue

Calyx: dark purple

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula ×intermedia 'Seal'

Description: evergreen shrub; vigorous, upswept growth with gray-green foliage and pleasantly fragrant, violet-blue flower spikes on long stems. Very floriferous; it is said that mature plants produce 1200-1400 flowerheads in one season.

Height: to 5 ft. Spread: to 5 ft.

Stem length: 16-22 in.  

Corolla: violet-blue

Calyx: dark purple

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, bouquets, crafts, essential oil

Lavandula ×intermedia 'Silver Gray'

Common name(s): lavandin

Description: evergreen shrub; robust, bushy growth with broad, silver foliage and fragrant, soft violet flower spikes. A favorite for hedges. Similar to 'Old English' but more floriferous.

Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 4 ft.

Stem length: 18-22 in.  

Corolla: bright violet-blue

Calyx: dark purple

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula ×intermedia 'Sumian'

Description: evergreen shrub; a French field cultivar that at one point accounted for 7-10% of French lavandin production. It has a high oil yield but the oil does not mix well with alcohol so as a commercial crop it has mainly been used to perfume detergents and softeners or sold as dried bouquets. Bushy growth and pungently fragrant, violet-blue flower spikes on mid-length stems.

Height: to 30 in. Spread: to 4 ft.

Stem length: 10-14 in.  

Corolla: violet-blue

Calyx: soft dark violet

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: essential oil, bouquets, crafts, landscaping

Lavandula ×intermedia 'Super'

Description: evergreen shrub; a French field cultivar that gained popularity in the 1950s and 60s as 'Abriallii' began to fall out of favor. It is noted that the scent of 'Super' is closer to L. angustifolia than typical L. ×intermedia hybrids and it was reputed to have the best perfume of all the lavandins in the early 90s. It has mainly been used for soap fragrances and aromatherapy as a cheaper alternative to L. angustifolia oil. Robust, upswept growth and pleasantly fragrant violet-blue flower spikes on long stems. 

Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 4 ft.

Stem length: 16-20 in.  

Corolla: bright violet-blue

Calyx: soft dark violet with green near the base

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: essential oil, bouquets, crafts, landscaping

Lavandula ×intermedia 'Sussex'

Description: evergreen shrub; large and spreading with mid-green foliage and sweetly fragrant, tapered, light violet flower spikes on long stems. Makes beautiful fresh bouquets that are ideal for lavender wands, and other crafts.

Height: to 40 in. Spread: to 5 ft.

Stem length: 15-18 in.  

Corolla: violet-blue

Calyx: dark violet with sage green at the base

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, essential oil, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula ×intermedia 'Tuscan'

Description: evergreen shrub; bright silver foliage and fragrant, light purple flower spikes on long stems. Excellent for hedges and landscaping.

Height: to 30 in. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 12-15 in.  

Corolla: light violet

Calyx: violet-blue

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: landscaping, crafts, bouquets

Lavandula ×losae

Description: evergreen shrub; a naturally occurring hybrid species (of L. lanata and L. latifolia) found in the arid mountains of Almeria and Murcia, Spain. Compact, silver foliage and long-blooming, branched flower spikes with very dark violet corollas. Rare in cultivation.

Height: to 18 in. Spread: to 18 in.

Stem length: 4-6 in.  

Corolla: dark violet

Bloom season: mid summer

Best Uses: containers, rock gardens

Lavandula angustifolia AFTER MIDNIGHT 'WWG002'

Description: evergreen shrub; robust, bushy growth and dark purple flower spikes on mid-length stems. Especially cold hardy and bred for performance in the high desert regions of New Mexico and Colorado. Excellent cut flowers.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: dark violet

Calyx: dark violet-blue

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, culinary, bouquets

Lavandula angustifolia 'Aimee Roberts'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact, tidy growth and fragrant, light pink flower spikes on short stems held close to the foliage.

Height: to 15 in. Spread: to 18 in.

Stem length: 6-8 in.  

Corolla: light pink

Calyx: whitish-green

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: culinary, landscaping, rock gardens, bouquets, crafts, essential oil

Lavandula angustifolia 'Alpine White'

Description: evergreen shrub; a rare, miniature lavender that thrives in containers and rock gardens. Pure white flower spikes on very short stems held just above the foliage. 

Height: to 8 in. Spread: to 10 in.

Habit: rounded, compact

Stem length: 3-4 in.  

Corolla: pure white

Calyx: sage green

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: culinary, rock gardens, containers

Lavandula angustifolia 'Arctic Snow'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact, rounded growth with fragrant, pure white flower spikes on short stems held just above the foliage. Ideal for low hedges and landscaping.

Height: to 18 in. Spread: to 18 in.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: pure white

Calyx: sage green

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, culinary

Lavandula angustifolia 'Ashdown Forest'

Description: evergreen shrub; tidy, compact growth and very fragrant, dense violet flower spikes on short stems held just above the foliage. Highly recommended for hedges or mass plantings. 

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 30 in.

Stem length: 6-8 in.  

Corolla: mid violet

Calyx: soft violet

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, containers, culinary

Lavandula angustifolia 'Avice Hill'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact, spreading growth and sweetly fragrant dark violet flower spikes on mid-length stems. Typically flowers slightly later than most L. angustifolia cultivars.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 8-12 in.  

Corolla: violet-blue

Calyx: dark violet

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: culinary, essential oil, bouquets, crafts, landscaping

Lavandula angustifolia 'Baby Blue'

Description: evergreen shrub; small, compact growth and fragrant, dark violet flower spikes on mid-length stems. Ideal for containers and rock gardens.

Height: to 18 in. Spread: to 18 in.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: dark violet

Calyx: dark violet-blue

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, containers, culinary

Lavandula angustifolia 'Backhouse Purple'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact growth and fragrant, dark purple flower spikes on short stems held just above the foliage. Performs well in rock gardens and containers.

Height: to 15 in. Spread: to 15 in.

Stem length: 6-8 in.  

Corolla: mid violet

Calyx: dark purple

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, containers, culinary

Lavandula angustifolia 'Beechwood Blue'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact growth and faintly fragrant, dark violet flower spikes on mid-length stems. Though faint, the fragrance is sweet and is an ideal choice for culinary use. 

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 8-12 in.  

Corolla: vibrant violet-blue

Calyx: dark violet

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets

Lavandula angustifolia 'Betty's Blue'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact, silver-green foliage and fragrant, dark violet flower spikes on mid-length stems. Dark flower buds hold their color well when dried and are a favorite for potpourri.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 2 ft.

Stem length: 8-12 in.  

Corolla: mid violet

Calyx: dark violet

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, potpourri

Lavandula angustifolia BLUE CUSHION 'Schola'

Description: evergreen shrub; rounded growth, gray-green foliage, and mildly fragrant, pale purple flower spikes on short stems held just above the foliage.

Height: to 18 in. Spread: to 30 in.

Stem length: 6-8 in.  

Corolla: soft lavender-violet

Calyx: soft mauve-violet

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, sachets

Lavandula angustifolia 'Blue Ice'

Description: evergreen shrub; bushy growth with especially broad foliage and pleasantly fragrant flower spikes on mid-length stems. 

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 10-12 in.  

Corolla: dark violet-blue with a white center

Calyx: pale ice green with a pinkish apex

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, sachets

Lavandula angustifolia 'Blue Mountain'

Description: evergreen shrub; similar to 'Hidcote' and 'Imperial Gem' but it is later flowering than both with more compact, uniform spikes and a more compact growth habit with longer leaves. Very tight growth with strongly fragrant, dark violet flower spikes on mid-length stems. One of the best fragrances of the dark-flowered L. angustifolia cultivars.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: vibrant violet with a paler center

Calyx: dark violet

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: culinary, landscaping, bouquets, crafts, containers

Lavandula angustifolia 'Blue Mountain White'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact growth and sweetly fragrant, pure white flower spikes on mid-length stems. Excellent for low hedges or containers.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 6-10 in.  

Corolla: pure white

Calyx: sage green and somewhat woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: culinary, landscaping, containers, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Blushing Bride'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact growth and blush pink flower spikes on mid-length stems. Light, sweetly fragrant flowers are ideal for culinary applications, especially desserts.

Height: to 15 in. Spread: to 15 in.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: pale, blush pink

Calyx: dark purple and sage green at the base, very woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, essential oil, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Bouquet'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact growth and fragrant, dark violet flower spikes on long stems. Very floriferous and reputed to be especially cold hardy. Flowers dry well.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 12-15 in.  

Corolla: pale violet-blue

Calyx: dark violet

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: bouquets, potpourri, landscaping, culinary, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Bowles's Early'

Description: evergreen shrub; bushy, upright growth and strongly fragrant, violet-blue flower spikes on mid-length stems.  

Height: to 30 in. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 8-12 in.  

Corolla: violet-blue

Calyx: mid violet with sage green at the base

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Brabant Blue'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact growth and fragrant, violet-blue flower spikes on mid-length stems. A choice lavender for culinary use with a somewhat fruity aroma.

Height: to 20 in. Spread: to 2 ft.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: violet-blue

Calyx: mid violet with sage green at the base

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Brabant Lust'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact growth and fragrant, violet-blue flower spikes on mid-length stems. Especially attractive as a low hedge.

Height: to 20 in. Spread: to 2 ft.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: violet-blue

Calyx: mid violet with sage green at the base

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Buena Vista'

Description: evergreen shrub; open, airy growth and very fragrant, dark purple flower spikes on mid-length stems. A favorite for landscaping.

Height: to 30 in. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 8-12 in.  

Corolla: bright violet-blue

Calyx: dark purple

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Cedar Blue'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact, dense growth and strongly fragrant, violet-blue flower spikes on mid-length stems. Makes a tidy, low hedge.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 10-14 in.  

Corolla: mid violet

Calyx: dark violet with sage green at the base

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, culinary, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Cedar Pink'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact, dense growth and sweetly fragrant, pink flower spikes on mid-length stems. Forms an identical mound to 'Cedar Blue' and can be hedged together quite successfully. The sweetly fragrant flower buds are also delightful (and mild) in teas and desserts. 

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 10-14 in.  

Corolla: pale pink

Calyx: sage green with violet at the tips

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, culinary, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Celestial Star'

Description: evergreen shrub; robust, vase-shaped growth and long, narrow white flower spikes with a lingering fragrance atop mid-length stems.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 10-12 in.  

Corolla: pure white

Calyx: sage green

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, culinary, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Chelsea Pink'

Description: evergreen shrub; small, compact growth with gray-green foliage and sweetly fragrant, pink flower spikes on short stems. This is one of the darkest pink cultivars that we offer. An excellent culinary choice.

Height: to 15 in. Spread: to 18 in.

Stem length: 6-8 in.  

Corolla: pink

Calyx: violet with sage green at the bottom, very woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: culinary, landscaping, rock gardens, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Coconut Ice'

Description: evergreen shrub; both pink and white flowers on the same flower spike, similar to 'Melissa'. Upright, bushy growth with gray-green foliage and mildy fragrant, pink and white flower spikes on mid-length stems. Named for the popular coconut ice candy of Australia and England.

Height: to 20 in. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 10-12 in.  

Corolla: white or mid pink fading to soft pink

Calyx: dark purple with sage green at the base, very woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Croxton's Wild'

Description: evergreen shrub; robust growth and pleasantly fragrant, violet-blue flower spikes on mid-length stems. Reputed to be extremely cold hardy.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 8-12 in.  

Corolla: mid violet

Calyx: dark purple, very woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Cy's Everblooming'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact, rounded growth and fragrant, dark violet flower spikes on mid-length stems. Selected for its relatively long bloom period.

Height: to 15 in. Spread: to 18 in.

Stem length: 8-12 in.  

Corolla: violet

Calyx: dark violet

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Cynthia Johnson'

Description: evergreen shrub; robust growth and fragrant, dark purple flower spikes on mid-length stems. Our go-to recommendation for an extremely cold-hardy lavender.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 10-12 in.  

Corolla: violet

Calyx: dark purple

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia DARK SUPREME 'W.K. Doyle'

Description: evergreen shrub; richly fragrant, dark violet flower spikes on mid-length stems. Dried flowers hold color well and are ideal for potpourri and dried arrangements.

Height: to 30 in. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 10-14 in.  

Corolla: violet-blue

Calyx: dark violet

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, crafts, potpourri

Lavandula angustifolia 'De Lavande'

Description: evergreen shrub; selected from a wild population in Southern France. Very fragrant, long-blooming, violet flower spikes on mid-length stems. Very cold-hardy.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 8-12 in.  

Corolla: bright violet

Calyx: dark violet with sage green at the base, very woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, essential oil, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia DWARF WHITE 'Nana Alba'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact growth and sweetly fragrant, pure white flower spikes on short stems held just above the foliage. A sweet, mild option for culinary use and very comfortable in containers and rock gardens.

Height: to 15 in. Spread: to 18 in.

Stem length: 4-6 in.  

Corolla: pure white

Calyx: pale green, woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, culinary, containers

Lavandula angustifolia 'Egerton Blue'

Description: evergreen shrub; robust growth and fragrant, dark violet flower spikes on mid-length stems. Produces a very pleasant essential oil and is very suitable for culinary use and cut flowers.

Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 4 ft.

Stem length: 8-12 in.  

Corolla: mid violet-mauve

Calyx: dark violet with violet overtones

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, crafts, essential oil

Lavandula angustifolia 'Elizabeth'

Description: evergreen shrub; similar to 'Hidcote' but with lighter calyces and longer, fatter flower spikes. Upswept growth and fragrant, long, dark violet flower spikes on mid-length stems. A favorite for both fresh and dried bouquets.

Height: to 30 in. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 10-14 in.  

Corolla: vibrant violet

Calyx: dark violet with a bit of sage green at the base

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Eola'

Description: evergreen shrub; bright, silver foliage and very fragrant, violet flower spikes on mid-length stems.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 10-12 in.  

Corolla: mid violet

Calyx: dark violet with sage green at the base, woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Eunice'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact, rounded growth with fragrant, dark purple flower spikes on short stems held close to the foliage. Notably low in camphor and very suitable for culinary applications. One of our top recommendations for containers or rock gardens.

Height: to 12 in. Spread: to 15 in.

Stem length: 4-6 in.  

Corolla: mid violet

Calyx: dark violet, woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, containers, culinary

Lavandula angustifolia 'Fairie Pink'

Description: evergreen shrub; tidy, compact silver foliage and sweetly fragrant, pale pink flower spikes on mid-length stems. Suitable for low hedges and containers.

Height: to 20 in. Spread: to 2 ft.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: pale pink

Calyx: sage green, very woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, rock gardens, containers, culinary

Lavandula angustifolia 'Felice'

Description: evergreen shrub; Low, compact growth and very fragrant, violet-blue flower spikes on mid-length stems. Very tidy growth, ideal for hedges, containers, cut flowers, and more. One of our best sellers.

Height: to 18 in. Spread: to 2 ft.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: violet-blue

Calyx: dark violet, somewhat woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Fiesta'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact, rounded growth and sweetly fragrant, bright violet flower spikes on mid-length stems. Very free-flowering.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: mid violet

Calyx: dark violet, very woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Fiona English'

Description: evergreen shrub; upswept growth with gray-green foliage and mildly fragrant, violet flower spikes on short stems held close to the foliage.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 6-8 in.  

Corolla: soft violet

Calyx: dark purple, woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets

Lavandula angustifolia 'Folgate'

Description: evergreen shrub; tidy, narrow foliage and mildly fragrant, violet flower spikes on mid-length stems. A notably early bloomer with very neat flower spikes that make attractive bouquets.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 2 ft.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: vibrant mid violet

Calyx: dark violet with sage green at the base

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Forever Blue'

Description: evergreen shrub; a compact cultivar reported to produce a high quality essential oil. Tidy growth and fragrant, violet-blue flower spikes on mid-length stems. Very prolific blooms.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: violet-blue

Calyx: dark violet, woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, essential oil, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Frances'

Description: evergreen shrub; robust, spreading growth and very fragrant, dark violet flower spikes on mid-length stems. Makes a very pleasant essential oil.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 10-14 in.  

Corolla: violet-blue

Calyx: dark violet with sage green at the base

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, essential oil, culinary, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'French Fields'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact, rounded growth and highly fragrant, violet-blue flower spikes on mid-length stems. An early bloomer and reliable re-bloomer for a second flowering in autumn. One of our best-sellers. Prized for culinary use, essential oil, and bouquets.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 10-12 in.  

Corolla: violet-blue

Calyx: dark violet with sage green at the base, woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, essential oil, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Fring A'

Description: evergreen shrub; robust, spreading growth and mildly fragrant, dark violet-blue flower spikes on mid-length stems. A relatively late-flowering cultivar favored for dried flowers.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: vibrant violet-blue

Calyx: dark violet with sage green at the base

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, potpourri, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Graves'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact, upswept growth with gray-green foliage and fragrant, dark violet flower spikes on mid-length stems. Especially cold hardy.

Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: violet-blue

Calyx: dark violet with sage green at the base, woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Gray Lady'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact growth with gray foliage and pleasantly fragrant, dark violet flower spikes on mid-length stems. Very cold hardy and excellent dried flowers.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: mid violet with a paler center

Calyx: dark violet with sage green at the base

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, potpourri

Lavandula angustifolia 'Helen Batchelder'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact, rounded growth and mildly fragrant, violet-blue flower spikes on mid-length stems. Very suitable for rock gardens and containers.

Height: to 22 in. Spread: to 30 in.

Stem length: 6-8 in.  

Corolla: bright violet-blue

Calyx: dark violet, woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, rock gardens, containers

Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'

Description: evergreen shrub; we propagate and offer the original 'Hidcote' clone that can be traced back to the original propagation by Loddon Nurseries in the 1920s. Compact, silver foliage and strongly fragrant, dense, dark violet flower spikes on mid-length stems. Prized for use in hedges and dried flowers. Relatively slow-growing and long-lived.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 30 in.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: mid violet with a white center

Calyx: dark violet, woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote Pink'

Description: evergreen shrub; gray-green foliage and sweetly fragrant, pale pink flower spikes on mid-length stems. 

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 2 ft.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: pale pink

Calyx: greenish white, very woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Imperial Gem'

Description: evergreen shrub; similar to 'Hidcote' but taller with denser flower spikes. Compact, upright growth with gray-green foliage and strongly fragrant, dark violet flower spikes on mid-length stems. Ideal for dried bouquets and potpourri.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 10-14 in.  

Corolla: vibrant violet-blue

Calyx: dark violet, woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, potpourri, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia JEAN DAVIS 'Rosea'

Description: evergreen shrub; upright growth with bright green foliage and sweetly fragrant, pink flower spikes on mid-length stems. The greenest leaves of any pink-flowered cultivar. 

Height: to 30 in. Spread: to 30 in.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: off-pink

Calyx: purple-green with sage green at the base

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Karen Langan'

Description: evergreen shrub; selected for attractive, silver-gray foliage and dark flower buds. Compact, rounded growth and fragrant, dark violet flower spikes on mid-length stems in early summer and again in autumn. A very reliable rebloomer suitable for low hedges and potpourri.

Height: to 18 in. Spread: to 2 ft.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: mid violet 

Calyx: dark violet, sage green at the base

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, potpourri, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Lady Ann'

Description: evergreen shrub; one of the smallest of the pink-flowered cultivars. Very low, compact growth and sweetly fragrant, off-pink flower spikes on short stems held just above the foliage. An excellent choice for culinary use and containers.

Height: to 8 in. Spread: to 8 in.

Stem length: 4-6 in.  

Corolla: off-pink

Calyx: sage green with a hint of pink at the apex

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, containers, rock gardens, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Lavenite Petite'

Description: evergreen shrub; very floriferous with distinctive pompom-shaped flower spikes. Compact growth and fragrant, violet-blue flower spikes on mid-length stems. Well-suited for containers and rock gardens.

Height: to 20 in. Spread: to 2 ft.

Stem length: 6-8 in.  

Corolla: vibrant violet-blue

Calyx: dark violet, sage green at the base, very woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, potpourri

Lavandula angustifolia LITTLE LADY 'Batlad'

Description: evergreen shrub; tidy, compact growth and strongly fragrant, vibrant violet flower spikes on mid-length stems. Suitable for low hedges and containers. 

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 30 in.

Stem length: 10-12 in.  

Corolla: mid violet, white in the center 

Calyx: mostly sage green with dark violet at the apex

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, containers, rock gardens

Lavandula angustifolia LITTLE LOTTIE 'Clarmo'

Description: evergreen shrub; tidy, low growth and quite fragrant, mauve-pink flower spikes on mid-length stems. Free-flowering with relatively long flower spikes. A favorite for containers and culinary use.

Height: to 16 in. Spread: to 2 ft.

Stem length: 10-12 in.  

Corolla: pale mauve-pink

Calyx: sage green with a hint of purple, woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, containers

Lavandula angustifolia 'Loddon Blue'

Description: evergreen shrub; has held an award of garden merit since the RHS lavender trials in 1963. Originally promoted as a stellar rock garden plant but also quite suitable for containers and low hedges. Low, compact growth and fragrant, vibrant violet flower spikes on mid-length stems.

Height: to 22 in. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: vibrant violet

Calyx: dark violet, sage green at the base, woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, rock gardens, containers, bouquets

Lavandula angustifolia 'Lullaby Blue'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact growth and sweetly fragrant, violet-blue flower spikes on mid-length stems. One of our personal favorites as well as a best seller. An excellent culinary lavender with high quality essential oil.

Height: to 30 in. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: violet-blue

Calyx: dark purple, sage green at the base

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, potpourri, crafts, essential oil

Lavandula angustifolia 'Maillette'

Description: evergreen shrub; a French field variety grown since the 1950s for its ease of cultivation and resistance to disease. In 1999, it represented 40-50% of the L. angustifolia essential oil production in France. Popular in the perfume industry because the oil mixes well with alcohol. As of 2000, there were at least five different clones under the name 'Maillette' in just the Alpes-de-Haute Provence of France but it is probable that there is only a single clone in the U.S. market. Upswept growth with gray-green foliage and strongly fragrant, violet-blue flower spikes on mid-length stems.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 10-14 in.  

Corolla: dark violet-blue

Calyx: dark purple, sage green at the base

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, essential oil, culinary, bouquets, potpourri, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Martha Roderick'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact growth and fragrant, vibrant violet flower spikes on short stems held just above the foliage. A heavy bloomer that has been widely used in the U.S. for dried floral bouquets.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 6-8 in.  

Corolla: vibrant violet 

Calyx: violet, sage green at the base, woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets

Lavandula angustifolia 'McKenzie River Purple'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact growth and fragrant, dense burgundy-purple flower spikes on mid-length stems. One of the darkest dried flowers.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: pale violet 

Calyx: dark violet with tones of burgundy

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, potpourri, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Melissa'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact foliage and very sweetly fragrant, white flower spikes that become pink as they mature on mid-length stems. Prized for high quality essential oil and culinary use. Earlier and longer-blooming than most pink-flowered cultivars.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: opens white and then becomes off-white with a pink-mauve center

Calyx: dark violet, sage green at the base

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, essential oil

Lavandula angustifolia 'Melissa Lilac'

Description: evergreen shrub; broad, gray-green foliage and pleasantly fragrant violet-blue flower spikes on mid-length stems. Uniformly woolly calycles catch evening and morning light to create a slight glowing effect. Ideal for culinary use and essential oil.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 30 in.

Stem length: 10-12 in.  

Corolla: violet-blue

Calyx: dark violet, woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, potpourri, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Middachten'

Description: evergreen shrub; compact growth and strongly fragrant, dark violet flower spikes on mid-length stems. 

Height: to 20 in. Spread: to 20 in.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: violet-blue 

Calyx: dark purple, sage green at the base

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Miss Katherine'

Description: evergreen shrub; declared to be the best pink-flowered lavender in the RHS lavender trials at Wisley in 2002. Tidy, compact growth and fragrant, mid-pink flower spikes on mid-length stems. One of the darkest of the pink-flowered lavenders.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: mid-pink mauve 

Calyx: pale purple, sage green at the base, woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Mitcham Grey'

Description: evergreen shrub; bushy growth with gray-green foliage and fragrant, dark violet flower spikes on mid-length stems. Notably long-blooming with flowers that dry well in bouquets and potpourri.

Height: to 30 in. Spread: to 30 in.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: mid-violet 

Calyx: dark purple, sage green at the base, woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, potpourri, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead'

Description: evergreen shrub; widely confused in the trade. Authentic clones of the original 'Munstead' are hard to come by; our stock comes from the national collection of England and is the same clone that was awarded in the 1963 trials at Wisley. Compact growth and sweetly fragrant, dark violet flower spikes on relatively short stems held just above the foliage.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 2 ft.

Stem length: 6-8 in.  

Corolla: mid-violet 

Calyx: dark violet

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, bouquets, potpourri, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Myra'

Description: evergreen shrub; selected for its high quality, low camphor content essential oil. Compact growth and very fragrant, violet-blue flower spikes on mid-length stems. 

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 2 ft.

Stem length: 8-10 in.  

Corolla: mid violet 

Calyx: dark violet, sage green at the base, woolly

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, essential oil, bouquets, potpourri, crafts

Lavandula angustifolia 'Nana'

Description: evergreen shrub; tidy, compact growth with silver-gray foliage and fragrant, dark violet flower spikes on short stems held just above the foliage. Suitable for containers and rock gardens or a very low hedge.

Height: to 18 in. Spread: to 18 in.

Stem length: 6-8 in.  

Corolla: violet-blue

Calyx: dark violet, sage green at the base

Bloom season: early summer

Best Uses: landscaping, culinary, containers, rock gardens, potpourri, crafts