Lavandula (Lavender)
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Including Lavandula x intermedia, & Lavandula angustifolia
Lavandula
Lavender
In the Middle Ages, Lavender was a chief ingredient in the famous “Four Thieves”
vinegar, and today no classic sachet or potpourri would be complete without it.
We use Lavenders in every garden we design. Dependable and drought tolerant, their strikingly handsome flowers, whether white or blue, pink, violet or purple, offer a heady aroma and an upright spiky look, while the foliage forms a pleasing mound during the off season. In the herb garden, border or rockery, they combine well with grasses, perennials or other shrubs. If the plants are cut back in late June, many cultivars will produce a second bloom in autumn. Lavandula ‘England’ 
‘England’ is prized for its almost miniature stature and downy, silver foliage. The light violet-blue flowers arrive at the height of summer. It’s a pleasing combination with Cistus ‘Anne Palmer’, and works well for the garden with limited space.
Blooms July–September. Size: 12" high x 15" wide; hardy to zone 6. Lavandula England (s-0053)
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Lavandula ‘Lisa Marie’
Introduced in 1991 by Ken Montgomery of Anderson Valley Nursery and named after his daughter, this hybrid between Lavandula angustifolia ‘Martha Roderick’ and Lavandula lanata retains the best qualities of both its parents. Like ‘Martha Roderick’, it is exquisitely compact, and like Lavandula lanata, its leaves are alluringly silver and downy. The frosted gray buds open into blue-violet, making a beautiful union with Geum ‘Starkers Magnificum’ or Teucrium chamaedrys.
Blooms June–September. Size: 18" high x 2' wide; hardy to zone 6. Lavandula Lisa Marie (S-0102)
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Lavandula ‘Richard Gray’
With the hardiness of its angustifolia parentage and the soft-looking leaves of a lanata, ‘Richard Gray’ is a choice hybrid which bears medium blue-violet flowers on stems just a foot above the attractive, compact mound of silver-gray foliage.
Blooms July–August. Size: 2' high x 20" wide; hardy to zone 5. Lavandula Richard Gray (S-0329)
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Lavandula ‘Silver Frost’
Etched in frosted winter whites, this alluring angustifolia and lanata descendent is perhaps the most effulgent silver-foliaged lavender we offer. Its dense, downy soft mound supports a profusion of plump flowers heads with dark purple corollas and snowy violet-blue calyxes. A Van Hevelingen Nursery introduction, ‘Silver Frost’s good-sized form conveys an uplifting brilliance to the landscape at any time of year.
Blooms July–August. Size: 2'–2-1/2' high x 2' wide; hardy to zone 6. Lavandula Silver Frost (S-0608)
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Lavandula angustifolia ‘Graves’
Tall slender stems rise from a mound of elegant sword-shaped gray-green foliage, the longest leaves of any angustifolia cultivar. Abundant green buds tinted with purple open into dark violet blooms held by light purple calyxes, and make excellent cut flowers, fresh or dried.
Blooms June–July. Size: 2-1/2'–3' high x 3' wide; hardy to zone 5.
Lavandula angustifolia Graves (S-0422)
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Lavandula angustifolia ‘Imperial Gem’
We favor this Lavender for its richly colored blooms. Topping grayish green, somewhat relaxed stems, vibrant violet petals and fuzzy dark purple calyxes form a broadly cylindrical head distinguished by a separate whorl of flowers at its base. A well-formed, midsized gray-green bush, ‘Imperial Gem’ delivers a dazzling effect, especially when planted en masse.
Blooms June–July. Size: 2' high x 20" wide; hardy to zone 5. Lavandula angustifolia Imperial Gem (S-0479)
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Lavandula angustifolia ‘Miss Katherine’
A hard-to-find English cultivar, ‘Miss Katherine’ is unquestionably the most exquisite pink flowering Lavender available. The long spindle-like blooms are colored a soft lilac-pink that’s brushed with lively red-violet tints. Held on tall, upright stems, they brighten the dense, shapely mound of gray-green foliage. Let a drift of this alluring and fragrant Lavender grace your herb garden.
Blooms June–July. Size: 2-1/4' high x 2' wide; hardy to zone 5. Lavandula angustifolia Miss Katherine (S-0434)
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Lavandula stoechas ‘Kew Red’
Topped with pale pink bracts, the resplendent, closely set red-violet blooms produce an exceptional two-toned effect, while adding an exciting new color to the species. Recently introduced by Kew Gardens, this long blooming, delightfully aromatic lavender sports a bushy mound of green-gray evergreen foliage. Certain to kindle attention, let ‘Kew Red’s warmer shades counter the cool greens and whites of Choisya ‘Aztec Pearl’ in a shrubby planting, or position it in your favorite terracotta pot.
Blooms March–June. Size: 2-1/2' high x 2-1/2' wide; hardy to zone 8. AVAILABLE FALL 2008 Lavandula stoechas Kew Red (s-0569)
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Lavandula stoechas ‘Willow Vale’
Introduced by David Tristram of England, this vigorous Lavender is named for its wispy gray-green foliage, which creates a delicate veil over the strong, upright branches. The showy deep blue-violet flowers are crowned with a tuft of purple petal-like bracts, and bloom earlier than the intermedia varieties.
Blooms April-August Size: 2-1/2' high x 2-1/2' wide; hardy to zone 7. Lavandula stoechas Willow Vale (S-0282)
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Lavandula x ‘Ana Luisa’
The foliage of this medium-sized Lavender has so much down that it almost appears white. Another angustifolia and lanata melding, ‘Ana Luisa’s shimmering silver leaves put forth tapered bluish lavender flowers with pearly calyxes in early summer, and cast a superb luminous effect during the colder months.
Blooms June–August. Size: 2' high x 2' wide; hardy to zone 6. Lavandula x Ana Luisa (S-0582)
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Lavandula x intermedia ‘Grosso’
One of the fattest budded Lavenders, purple-violet ‘Grosso’ is especially strong and vigorous. Its growth habit is a tight and tidy, green-gray mound even when not in bloom, always appearing to have just been trimmed. A great choice for the natural setting, or try it with Rockrose or
Rosemary.
Blooms June–October. Size: 3'–3-1/2' high x 3' wide; hardy to zone 6.
Lavandula x intermedia Grosso (S-0055)
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Lavandula x intermedia ‘Hidcote Giant’
We first saw this dazzling English cultivar at the Norfolk Lavender Farm near Britain’s North Sea. ‘Hidcote Giant’ bears multitudes of large squat dark buds and sizable blue-violet flowers with lilac-green calyxes atop long elegant stems. Pair with Kniphofia ‘Safranvogel’ for glowing complementary bloom color.
Blooms June–September. Size: 2-1/2'–3' high x 3' wide; hardy to zone 6. Lavandula x intermedia Hidcote Giant (S-0423)
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Lavandula x intermedia ‘Provence’
Easily drawing your eye when planted in a drift and absolutely stunning by the hundreds in a field, a surplus of large violet flowers graces fine textured gray-green foliage. This topnotch cultivar’s neat, good-sized mound is long-lived and stays dapper all year, associating well with Kniphofia ‘Gladness’, Heuchera ‘Old La Rochette’ and Yarrows.
Blooms June–October. Size: 3'–3-1/2' high x 3' wide; hardy to zone 6. Lavandula x intermedia Provence (S-0056)
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Lavandula x intermedia ‘Super’
The flowers of this cultivar possess an especially delightful aroma, and most closely resemble the fragrance of their angustifolia parentage. Considered by some to be one of the best intermedias for quality essential oil, ‘Super’ has tall, graceful stems, tapered buds, light violet-green calyxes, and large elongated flower heads, lighter colored than those of ‘Grosso’.
Blooms June–September. Size: 3' high x 3' wide; hardy to zone 6. Lavandula x intermedia Super (S-0424)
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Lavandula x intermedia ‘White Spikes’
In large drifts, this white flowering Lavender looks almost as soft as snow. The illuminated flowers blend with silvery leaves and sage-green buds to create a subtle and soothing effect. For a gentle melding of white and blue, try ‘White Spikes’ with Salvia chamaedryoides.
Blooms June–October. Size: 2-1/2' high x 2-1/2' wide; hardy to zone 6. Lavandula x intermedia White Spikes (S-0259)
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Further reading about Lavandula:The Genus Lavandula A Botanical Magazine Monograph by Tim Upson and Susyn Andrews Lavender The Grower’s Guide by Virginia McNaughton |
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