Planting Zones

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ROYAL VELVET - a small to medium plant with semi-gray green foliage and dark violet calyces. A striking cultivar introduced by Andrew Van Hevelingen in Newburg, Oregon. Royal Velvet has longer stems and is excellent for dried floral bouquets/crafting.

HIDCOTE BLUE - a medium, short-stemmed bushy plant with dense grey-green foliage. A brilliant dark purple flowered plant for ornamental use - a wonderful, sweet oil producer.

HIDCOTE PINK - a medium bushy plant with grey-green foliage. One of the best pink-flowered cultivars for ornamental purposes - quite striking when planted en masse. The aroma is sweetly fragrant - we process for oil.

MAILETTE - a very attractive cultivar with dark violet blooms. This plant is medium sized suitable for ornamental plantings and oil purposes. Great producer, one of our favorites.

MUNSTEAD - a small, tidy bush with dark violet buds and spikes that are medium to long. This fragrant plant is well suited for ornamental use and continues to be a good oil producer. Very hardy for Zone 5 weather.

MELISSA - the aroma of this plant is very sweet and fragrant, fantastic for culinary use. The delicate soft-lavender pink flowers are formed on a medium plant with bushy habit. Introduced by Andrew Van Hevelingen in Newburg, Oregon.

BUENA VISTA - Introduced by Dr Don Roberts, Independence, Oregon. This variety dries well if harvested before the buds open, suitable for crafting and bouquets. A vibrant violet-blueberry bloom. Growth is not as compact as other cultivars.

TRUE GROSSO - this is our "work horse" for oil production. A very large plant with mid-green foliage and plump, dark violet buds. Very fragrant - dries well for ornamental or crafting purposes. Grosso buds are excellent for potpourri. Great all-around plant.

PROVENCE - beautiful soft violet flowers with light purple highlights, a very prolific bloomer. Use for fresh-cut, wands and potpourri. Flower aroma is both powerful and sweet. This plant lacks much of the camphor overtones of other lavandins and therefore can be used as a culinary lavender. Reminiscent of the South of France where the majority of this variety is grown.

ABRIALII - bushy and semi-tall, lateral branching is long with elegant, bright violet-blue spikes. Popular as an oil, fragrant or ornamental plant - one of our favorites. Works beautifully for lavender wands.

CATHY BLANC - an extremely large, white lavandin. - beautiful for contrast plantings with other purple lavenders. Growth is compact - we also use this variety in our bouquets.

SUPER - this plant is a French cultivar, extremely heavy oil producer. Very fragrant with very long stems and large flower heads - dark violet in color. Very hardy with a bushy habitat.