Lavender
In 2017, we will be planting over 1,500 lavender plants of the following varieties. We have selected varieties that are good for all types of uses including fresh arrangements, dried, culinary, potpourri, and for essential oils. Our harvest in 2017 will be scant. In 2018, it will be small. For 2019, it should be a good harvest. Please contact us for questions about availability.
(We are not selling live plants, but harvested lavender.) |
Lavendula angustifolia Varieties (English Lavenders)
Buena vista - medium blue-purple flowers, strong fragrance. Popular culinary variety.
Folgate - light blue flowers. Excellent for essential oils and culinary use.
Hidcote blue - dark purple flowers, dries well. Especially good when needing dried flowers.
Mailette - purple flowers. Excellent for essential oils.
Munstead - lilac very fragrant flowers. Very good for sachets and potpourris.
Royal velvet - deep purple flowers. Good oil producer and for culinary use.
Sachet - medium purple flower with sweet fragrance. Especially good for sachets and potpourris.
Sharon Roberts - dark purple-blue flowers with dark foliage and strong fragrance. Excellent for fresh uses.
Folgate - light blue flowers. Excellent for essential oils and culinary use.
Hidcote blue - dark purple flowers, dries well. Especially good when needing dried flowers.
Mailette - purple flowers. Excellent for essential oils.
Munstead - lilac very fragrant flowers. Very good for sachets and potpourris.
Royal velvet - deep purple flowers. Good oil producer and for culinary use.
Sachet - medium purple flower with sweet fragrance. Especially good for sachets and potpourris.
Sharon Roberts - dark purple-blue flowers with dark foliage and strong fragrance. Excellent for fresh uses.
Lavendula x intermedia Varieties (Lavandins)
Grosso - long purple flower with extremely high oil content. Excellent for essential oil production.
Lavender Plant Care
What do we apply to our lavender plants? Our heavy clay soils are not conducive to good lavender growth, so we till in fine gravel (and sand, when available) from local quarries. We then till in compost composed of manure from our livestock, decomposed straw, and spilled feed hay. No other fertilizers, herbicides, or sprays are applied. To eliminate competition, which lavender does not like, I put down weed barrier held in place by more gravel from a local quarry. The barrier stays in place and the lavender receives no other sprays or treatments other than the initial soil amendment prior to planting.