Lavender Varieties at Lavender Hill Farm

Ana Luisa
Lavandula chaytoriae
Bloom color: Light to medium shades of blue violet
Growing zones: 6a-9
Culinary: Yes
Fragrance: Sweet and Mild
Can transplant: Yes
Bloom period: Late June to early July (northern Michigan)
Location: Aunt Rose

Big Time Blue
Lavandula angustifolia – English Lavender
Bloom color: Compact dark purple to blue violet blooms
Growing zones: 5-9
Culinary: Yes
Fragrance: Sweet and Mild
Can transplant: Yes
Bloom period: Late June to early July (northern Michigan)
Location: Bernice

Blue Mountain
Lavandula angustifolia – English Lavender
Bloom color: Deep purple to blue violet
Growing zones: 5a-11
Culinary: Yes
Fragrance: Sweet and mild
Can transplant: Yes
Bloom period: Late June to late July (northern Michigan)
Location: Aunt Rose

Buena Vista
Lavandula angustifolia – English Lavender
Bloom color: Light to medium tone violet / blue violet
Growing zones: 5-8
Culinary: Yes
Fragrance: Sweet and strong
Can transplant: Yes
Bloom period: Late June to mid July (northern Michigan)
Location: Bernice

Cathy Blanc
Lavandula x intermedia  – French Hybrid Lavender
Bloom color: Light white green buds bloom into bright white flowers
Growing zones: 5-9
Culinary: No
Fragrance: Strong
Can Transplant: While small, mature plants will struggle
Bloom period: Mid / late July to mid August (northern Michigan)
Location: Clara, Garden

Dwarf White
Lavandula angustifolia – English Lavender
Bloom color: Compact pure white flowers on short stems
Growing zones: 5-9
Culinary: Yes
Fragrance: Sweet and mild
Can Transplant: Yes
Bloom period: Late June to mid July (northern Michigan)Location: Flag stripes

Edelweiss
Lavandula x intermedia – French Hybrid Lavender
Bloom color: Light white green buds that bloom into white flowers
Growing zones: 5-10
Culinary: No
Fragrance: Strong
Can transplant: While small, mature plants may struggle
Bloom period: Mid / late July to mid August (northern Michigan)
Location: Aunt Rose

Folgate
Lavandula angustifolia – English Lavender
Bloom color: Bright purple / violet
Growing zones: 5-9 (one of the most cold hardy cultivars)
Culinary: Yes
Fragrance: Sweet and mild
Can transplant: Yes
Bloom period: Late June / early July through mid July (northern Michigan)
Location: Marilyn

Gros Bleu
Lavandula x intermedia – French Hybrid Lavender
Bloom color: Medium to dark shades of violet
Growing zones: 5-11
Culinary: No
Fragrance: Strong, but slightly sweeter than Grosso. Less camphor than Grosso
Can transplant: While small, mature plants may struggle
Bloom period: Mid / late July to mid August (northern Michigan)
Location: Aunt Rose

Grosso
Lavandula x intermedia – French Hybrid Lavender
Bloom color: Medium shades of purple
Growing zones: 5-10
Culinary: No
Fragrance: Strong, Grosso has the highest camphor content
Can transplant: While small, mature plants may struggle
Bloom period: Late July to mid August (northern Michigan)
Locations: Alison, Aunt Rose, B-40, Bernice, Clara, Garden, Green, Marilyn, Rita, White

Hidcote Blue
Lavandula angustifolia – English Lavender
Bloom color: Deep purple to blue violet
Growing zones: 5-9
Culinary: Yes
Fragrance: Very sweet
Can transplant: Yes
Bloom period: Late June / early July to mid / late July (northern Michigan)
Locations: Alison, B-40, Gretchen, Marilyn

Hidcote Giant
Lavandula x intermedia – French Hybrid Lavender
Bloom color: Medium to dark shades of purple blooms spread out on tall stems
Growing zones: 5-8
Culinary: No
Fragrance: Strong
Can transplant: While small, mature plants may struggle
Bloom period: Mid July to mid August (northern Michigan)
Location: Garden

Hidcote Pink
Lavandula angustifolia – English Lavender
Bloom color: Compact light pink flowers
Growing zones: 5-9
Culinary: Yes
Fragrance: Sweet and slightly stronger than other English lavenders
Can transplant: Yes
Bloom period: Late June / early July to mid July (northern Michigan)
Location: Aunt Rose

Loddon Blue
Lavandula angustifolia – English Lavender
Bloom color: Dark purple to blue violet
Growing zones: 5-9b
Culinary: Yes
Fragrance: Sweet and mild
Can transplant: Yes
Bloom period: Late June / early July to mid July (northern Michigan)
Location: Bernice

Melissa
Lavandula angustifolia – English Lavender
Bloom color: Shades of white to light pink
Growing zones: 5-9
Culinary: Yes, commonly used in beverages because the light color does not dye drinks
Fragrance: Sweet
Can transplant: Yes
Bloom period: Late June / early July to mid July (northern Michigan)
Locations: Aunt Rose, B-40, Bernice, Erin, Flag Union, Green, Linda, Marilyn, Melissa

Miss Katherine
Lavandula angustifolia – English Lavender
Bloom color: Light to medium shades of pink
Growing zones: 5-9
Culinary: Yes
Fragrance: Sweet and stronger than average English lavender
Can transplant: Yes
Bloom period: Late June / early July to mid July (northern Michigan)
Location: Aunt Rose, Bernice, Clara, Flag Stripes, Linda, Marilyn

Munstead
Lavandula angustifolia – English Lavender
Bloom color: Bright light to medium shades of purple
Growing zones: 5-9
Culinary: Yes
Fragrance: Sweet and mild
Can transplant: Yes
Bloom period: Late June / early July to mid July (northern Michigan)
Locations: Alison, Aunt Rose, rock garden

Purple Bouquet
Lavandula angustifolia – English Lavender
Bloom color: Dark purple
Growing zones: 5a-8b
Culinary: Yes
Fragrance: Sweet and mild
Can transplant: Yes
Bloom period: Early July to late July. This is slightly later than many other English lavender. The delayed bloom leads to taller stems letting this plant live up to its name being great for bouquet flowers. (northern Michigan)
Location: Bernice

Royal Velvet
Lavandula angustifolia – English Lavender
Bloom color: Deep purple violet
Growing zones: 5-8
Culinary: Yes
Fragrance: Sweet and mild
Can transplant: Yes
Bloom period: Late June / early July to mid July (northern Michigan)
Location: Marilyn

Seal
Lavandula x intermedia – French Hybrid Lavender
Bloom color: Shades of light gray violet to deep violet
Growing zones: 5-8
Culinary: No
Fragrance: Strong 
Can transplant: While small, mature plants may struggle
Bloom period: Mid / late July to mid August (northern Michigan)
Location: Green

SuperBlue
Lavandula angustifolia – English Lavender
Bloom color: Deep purple to blue violet
Growing zones: 5-8
Culinary: Yes
Fragrance: Sweet and mild
Can transplant: Yes
Bloom period: Late June / early July to late August. The longest blooms of any variety on our farm! (northern Michigan)
Location: Bernice

Tucker’s Early
Lavandula angustifolia – English Lavender
Bloom color: deep purple to blue violet
Growing zones: 5-9b
Culinary: Yes
Fragrance: Sweet and mild
Can transplant: Yes
Bloom period: Late June to mid July (northern Michigan)
Location: Bernice

Twickel Purple
Lavandula angustifolia – English Lavender
Bloom color: Shades of bright and dark blue violet
Growing zones: 5-9b
Culinary: Yes
Fragrance: Sweet and mild
Can transplant: Yes
Bloom period: Late June to mid July (northern Michigan)
Location: Aunt Rose

Vera
Lavandula angustifolia – English Lavender
Bloom color: Light to medium shades of purple
Growing zones: 5-10
Culinary: Yes
Fragrance: Sweet and mild
Can transplant: Yes
Bloom period: Early July to mid / late July (northern Michigan)
Vera is a fast grower relative to the average lavender during its first year with early tall stems
Location: Back 40

Victorian Amethyst 
Lavandula angustifolia – English Lavender
Bloom color: Light to medium shades of blue and violet, like the varying shades of amethyst gemstones.
Growing zones: 5-9
Culinary: Yes 
Fragrance: Sweet and strong
Can transplant: Yes 
Bloom period: Late June to mid July (northern Michigan)
Location: Aunt Rose

Violet Intrigue
Lavandula angustifolia – English Lavender
Bloom color: Vibrant and deep shades of violet
Growing zones: 5-8
Culinary: Yes 
Fragrance: Sweet and strong, one of the most fragrant English lavender
Can transplant: Yes 
Bloom period: Late June to mid July (northern Michigan)
Location: Back 40, Bernice, Erin, Labyrinth, Green, Linda, White

Coming Summer 2024!
Lavance Deep Purple
Lavandula angustifolia – English Lavender
Bloom color: Dark shades of purple and blue violet
Growing zones: 5a-8b
Culinary: Yes 
Fragrance: Sweet
Can transplant: Yes 
Bloom period: Late June to mid July (northern Michigan)
Location: TBD summer 2024

Coming Summer 2024!
Phenomenal
Lavandula x intermedia – French Hybrid Lavender
Bloom color: Dark purple
Growing zones: 5a-9a
Culinary: No
Fragrance: Strong
Can transplant: while small, mature plants may struggle
Bloom period: mid July to mid August (northern Michigan)
Location: Coming soon to Marilyn 2024