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 popular, English Lavender 'Hidcote' is a free flowering variety that is prized by most gardeners for its long-lasting and delightful scent as well as the fashion in which its dark purple flower spikes beautifully contrast with its blue-green evergreen foliage. Hidcote is a perfect choice for low hedges, edging or creating borders. Excellent for crafts and dried flowers as they retain their color. 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.

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.