Lavender

Varieties On Our Farm

Munstead

  • Type: Lavandula angustifolia

  • Bloom Time: Early summer (often one of the first to bloom)

  • Flower Color: Purple-blue and medium-green foliage

  • Height: 12–18 inches

  • Width: 12–18 inches

  • Sun: Full sun

  • Fragrance: Strong, classic lavender scent

  • Uses: Culinary, drying, sachets, oils, crafts

Easy to grow, compact, and highly fragrant—perfect for garden beds, borders, and containers.

Royal Velvet

  • Type: Lavandula angustifolia

  • Bloom Time: Early to mid-summer

  • Flower Color: Deep purple with gray-green foliage 20" stems in early summer. Flower spikes are 3-4". Hold their color when drying.

  • Height: 18–24 inches

  • Width: 18–24 inches

  • Sun: Full sun

  • Fragrance: Rich, sweet lavender scent

  • Uses: Drying, bouquets, sachets, crafts, favorite for culinary.

Known for its vibrant, velvety blooms and long stems—excellent for cutting and drying.

Folgate

  • Type: Lavandula angustifolia

  • Bloom Time: Early summer (one of the earliest)

  • Flower Color: Soft lavender-blue, flower spikes of periwinkle blue Gray-green foliage with 10" stemmed flower

  • Height: 18–24 inches

  • Width: 18–24 inches

  • Sun: Full sun

  • Fragrance: Light, sweet lavender scent

  • Uses: Drying, culinary, sachets, crafts

An early-blooming variety with soft-colored flowers and a gentle fragrance—great for extending the lavender season.

Big Time Blue

  • Type: Lavandula angustifolia

  • Bloom Time: Mid-summer

  • Flower Color: Bright blue-purple Silver green foliage and dark blue-purple, 4 in. flower spikes

  • Height: 12–18 inches

  • Width: 12–18 inches

  • Sun: Full sun

  • Fragrance: Sweet, classic lavender scent

  • Uses: Drying, culinary, sachets, crafts

Compact and vibrant, with bold color and excellent fragrance—great for small spaces and containers.

Hidcote

  • Type: Lavandula angustifolia

  • Bloom Time: Early to mid-summer

  • Flower Color: Deep purple spike and soft, gray-green foliage

  • Height: 12–18 inches

  • Width: 12–18 inches

  • Sun: Full sun

  • Fragrance: Strong, classic lavender scent

  • Uses: Drying, bouquets, sachets, crafts, favorite for culinary use.

A compact and highly fragrant variety with rich purple blooms—perfect for borders, containers, and cutting gardens.

Rivera Thomas

  • Type: Lavandula x intermedia

  • Bloom Time: Mid-summer

  • Flower Color: Light to medium purple

  • Height: 18–24 inches

  • Width: 18–24 inches

  • Sun: Full sun

  • Fragrance: Sweet, classic lavender scent

  • Uses: Drying, bouquets, sachets, crafts

A reliable, fragrant variety with beautiful medium-purple blooms—perfect for cutting and adding color to gardens.

Sensational

  • Type: Lavandula x intermedia

  • Bloom Time: Early to mid-summer

  • Flower Color: Soft lavender-blue

  • Height: 12–18 inches

  • Width: 12–18 inches

  • Sun: Full sun

  • Fragrance: Sweet, gentle lavender scent

  • Uses: Drying, bouquets, sachets, crafts

A charming variety with soft-colored blooms—ideal for borders, containers, and small gardens.

Alba

  • Type: Lavandula x intermedia

  • Bloom Time: Early to mid-summer

  • Flower Color: White

  • Height: 12–18 inches

  • Width: 12–18 inches

  • Sun: Full sun

  • Fragrance: Mild, sweet lavender scent

  • Uses: Drying, bouquets, sachets, crafts

A striking white-flowered lavender that adds a unique touch to gardens and arrangements—compact, fragrant, and versatile.

Grosso

  • Type: Lavandula x intermedia

  • Bloom Time: Mid to late summer. Deadhead for a 2nd bloom.

  • Flower Color: Deep violet with purple spikes atop 16-20" stems

  • Height: 24–36 inches

  • Width: 24–36 inches

  • Sun: Full sun

  • Fragrance: Very strong, high oil content

  • Uses: Drying, oil production, sachets, crafts

A high-yield, highly fragrant variety known for long stems and abundant blooms—ideal for bundles and essential oil.

Phenomenal

  • Type: Lavandula x intermedia

  • Bloom Time: Mid to late summer

  • Flower Color: Medium purple with silvery foliage

  • Height: 18–24 inches

  • Width: 18–24 inches

  • Sun: Full sun

  • Fragrance: Sweet, classic lavender scent

  • Uses: Drying, bouquets, sachets, crafts

A hardy and versatile variety with abundant blooms—resistant to heat and humidity, making it perfect for extended garden color and fragrance.

Edelweiss

  • Type: Lavandula x intermedia

  • Bloom Time: Early to mid-summer

  • Flower Color: White with gray-green foliage. A profuse summer bloomer with 12" stems bearing spikes of light pink buds opening to creamy white flowers.

  • Height: 12–18 inches

  • Width: 12–18 inches

  • Sun: Full sun

  • Fragrance: Mild, sweet lavender scent

  • Uses: Drying, bouquets, sachets, crafts

A beautiful white-flowered lavender with a compact habit—perfect for borders, containers, and adding a touch of elegance to any garden.

Provence

  • Type: Lavandula x intermedia

  • Bloom Time: Mid-summer

  • Flower Color: Soft purple

  • Height: 18–24 inches

  • Width: 18–24 inches

  • Sun: Full sun

  • Fragrance: Classic, sweet lavender scent

  • Uses: Drying, bouquets, sachets, crafts

A reliable and fragrant variety with soft purple blooms—great for gardens, cutting, and drying projects.

Bridget Chloe

  • Type: Lavandula x intermedia

  • Bloom Time: Mid-summer

  • Flower Color: deep purple, highly fragrant flowers on long spikes with gray-green foliage

  • Height: 18–24 inches

  • Width: 18–24 inches

  • Sun: Full sun

  • Fragrance: Sweet, classic lavender scent

  • Uses: Drying, bouquets, sachets, crafts

A charming, fragrant variety with medium-purple blooms—ideal for cutting gardens, borders, and aromatic arrangements.