A wonderful accent plant with its large, deep violet-blue flowers atop erect stems that do not splay, English Lavender 'Betty's Blue' is a compact and tidy variety of Lavender that forms attractive domes in the garden. Sweetly fragrant and reliable, this Lavender variety is a small landscape plant that is perfect for low hedges or knot gardens, great for container planting, and coveted for its culinary uses. An excellent choice for drying too. Blooms once in midsummer. May have a second and third flush of flowers during the season if the flowers are cut soon enough.

Looks great all year-round thanks to its neat and tight bloom habit. Compact bush with narrow leaves and very fragrant, iridescent violet blooms. A top choice for cut flowers, fresh or dried, and low hedges. One of the first lavenders to bloom, it blooms once in mid to late spring (early to mid-May). May have a second and third flush of flowers during the season if the flowers are cut soon enough. Hardy, Lavender 'Folgate' has been proven to withstand cold temperatures and comes back year after year.

Highly fragrant, English Lavender 'Miss Katherine' is without question one of the most exquisite pink lavenders. This very distinctive Lavender presents erect domes of spreading foliage and masses of lovely, deep pink flowers with silvery calyces which shine in the sun. The open, dense, and long-lasting flowers, rise high above the aromatic foliage on long stems which spray elegantly outwards. Long-lasting color, one of the most fragrant pink Lavenders. Blooms once in late spring or early summer. May have a second and third flush of flowers during the season if the flowers are cut soon enough.

A great pick! Compact, and extremely fragrant with rosy purple flowers, Lavender 'Munstead' is very attractive throughout the year. Introduced in 1916 by the garden designer Gertrude Jekyll, this small cultivar grows well in containers and is a great choice for hedges or knot gardens. Excellent for potpourris or dried arrangements as it retains its color. Blooms twice starting in late spring or early summer. Lavenders blooming twice are known to have a full second flush of blooms after the flowers of the first bloom have been harvested.

Compact and very floriferous, award-winner Lavandula angustifolia 'Nana Alba' is a wonderful dwarf Lavender variety with attractive snow-white flowers in short spikes atop silvery-green foliage. Typically grows in a compact 12 in. tall (30 cm) bushy dome and spreads up to 20 in. (50 cm). Perfect for containers, white gardens or small gardens. Blooms once in midsummer. May have a second and third flush of flowers during the season if the flowers are cut soon enough.

A lovely pick! Compact, extremely fragrant with upright pale pink flowers, Lavandula angustifolia 'Rosea' (also sold as Jean Davis) is a lovely lavender variety whose blossoms stand out well against the silver-gray foliage. Sweetly and strongly scented, good for culinary purposes and well suited to containers or beds & borders. Excellent for formal knot gardens. Blooms once in late spring or early summer. May have a second and third flush of flowers during the season if the flowers are cut soon enough.

A top choice for a hedge or as an accent plant with its profusion of long, vibrant lilac flowers, elegantly long-stemmed, English Lavender 'Royal Purple' is a majestic and gorgeous early summer bloomer that was introduced in the 1940s. Quite tall for a Lavandula angustifolia, it typically grows in a bushy shrub, up to 30 in. tall (75 cm) and spreads 36 in. wide (90 cm). Sweetly fragrant, perfect for crafts or culinary uses. Blooms once in early summer. May experience a second and third flush of flowers during the season if the flowers are cut soon enough.

The rich, velvety dark navy blue flowers of English Lavender 'Royal Velvet' are truly eye-catching. Up to 3-4 in. long (7-10 cm), its flower spikes rise elegantly on long stems and retain their lovely and intense color, making this lavender an excellent choice for cut flowers, whether fresh or dried. Extremely fragrant, Lavandula angustifolia 'Royal Velvet' is appreciated by gardeners for its rapid growth, its long-lasting blooms, as well as its tolerance to wet winters. Blooms twice starting in late spring or early summer.

With one of the strongest fragrances among Lavenders, Lavandula x intermedia 'Grosso' is a vigorous grower which produces exceptionally large and rich, deep violet flower spikes up to 6 in. long (15 cm), hence its common name of 'Fat Lavender'! A favorite variety for wands or sachets as the flowers retain their fragrance and color when dried. Blooms from mid to late summer.

Many superlatives can be used to describe Lavandin 'Provence' as it is one of the best lavenders for humid summers, one of the lavenders with the strongest fragrance and one of the best lavenders for creating hedges. This prolific bloomer provides an abundant display of exceptionally large flower spikes featuring exquisite pale lavender highlights from early to late summer. Commonly known as 'Fat Lavender', its flower heads can reach up to 3 in. long (8 cm).

A very attractive form of French Lavender, Lavandula pedunculata subsp. pedunculata features a tall upright habit with ravishing rounded dark plum flower heads topped with long, paler purple bracts and rising elegantly on long stems. Highly aromatic gray-green foliage. Great for mass planting, low hedges or containers. This French Lavender blooms almost continuously from mid-late spring to late summer. In mild climates, this selection can bear flowers nearly all year around.

A very attractive bicolor Lavender indeed! Lavandula stoechas 'Ballerina' features plump purple flower heads topped with long-lasting white flowers delicately fading to pink and purple as they mature. Highly aromatic silvery foliage. Great for mass planting, low hedges or containers. This French Lavender blooms almost continuously from mid-late spring to late summer.

Quite compact, Lavandula stoechas 'Fathead' features plump round flower heads topped with long-lasting dark purple bracts delicately fading to pink as they mature. This French Lavender blooms almost continuously from mid-late spring to late summer.

A very attractive and unusual bicolor Lavender, Lavandula stoechas 'Kew Red' features plump, bright, deep crimson-pink flower heads topped with pale pink bracts delicately fading to white as they mature. This French Lavender blooms almost continuously from mid-late spring to late summer.

Very eye-catching and floriferous, Lavandula stoechas 'Regal Splendour' features plump, rich violet-blue flower heads topped with long pinkish-purple bracts creating a lovely contrast. This French Lavender blooms almost continuously from mid-late spring to late summer.

Often associated with the famous purple fields of Provence, Lavandula angustifolia, also called English Lavender, is not native to England but to the Mediterranean. Ideal for garden borders, cooking, and potpourri, this lavender also produces the best oils. Delightfully fragrant when brushed against or crushed, this lavender is celebrated for the wispy inflorescences that adorn the tip of each upright stem from late spring to late summer, creating lovely drifts of "cool" colors that sway in the summer breeze.

Lavandula stoechas also called French Lavender, Spanish Lavender or Butterfly Lavender is recognizable by the conspicuous sterile bracts, on top of the short dense inflorescence, resembling extravagant ears. Among the earliest Lavenders to bloom, French Lavender enjoys a fairly long blooming season from mid spring to late summer. Flowering typically occurs as early as May (in areas with mild summers and winters) with another flush of blooms in June followed by another flush of color in late summer or fall. 

Beloved favorites of Mediterranean style gardens, Lavenders are gifted perennials which are full of talents including being delightfully scented. They blossom over a long flowering season, provide attractive evergreen foliage, and they can be used in a myriad of ways such as edging, hedging, as accent plants and in containers. Additionally they are well known and used for culinary or medicinal purposes.