Get Inspired For Lavender Flower All Year 15+
French lavender Lavandula stoechas is highly valued for its long flowering season.
lavender flower all year. Lavandula stoechas Spanish Lavender Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender and Lavandula x intermedia Lavandin. Their scent is very strong. She joined the NZ Lavender Growers Association planted out dozens of varieties of lavender in all colours from shades of lavender and purple to white and yellow eventually ending up with over 150 different typesShe now mentors other growers including fellow lavender grower Leonie Rouse see below.
This beautiful fragrant herb is a great addition to raised beds in-ground gardens and growing in containers. Mar 05 2019 English lavender does well in zones 5-8. Anouk Spanish Lavender Lavandula Stoechas 4.
If you live in a colder climate this is the variety for you. For a planting that looks good all winter for example Id choose Melissa or Hidcote Pink rather than Rosea syns. Elsie took up growing lavender 25 years ago after she moved to the Wairau Valley.
Ballerina Spanish Lavender Lavandula Stoechas This French lavender has very distinct bulbs and blooms white flowers that fade to pink and purple. In cooler regions it blooms throughout the summer. Others are late bloomers with blooms opening up in midsummer.
Planting one of each in your garden will reward you with heavenly fragrance and attractive flower spikes from spring until late. Some are early bloomers with their magnificent blooms appearing in early spring. Munstead is a popular English type with blue-purple flowers that does well in cooler areas.
Lavender is a bushy strong-scented perennial plant from the Mediterranean. Jean Davis or Loddon Pink whose foliage blackens during the winter. Others are late bloomers with blooms opening up in midsummer and lasting until late summer.