'Munstead' English lavender blooms are valued for their rich coloring and long bloom season. They dry well.
Saxon Holt
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Delicious lavender
A grower's guide to caring for -- and cooking with -- this fragrant summer flower
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Here are some of the best varieties for specific uses (numbers refer to Sunset's Climate Zones).
Fragrance
Lavandula x intermedia 'Hidcote Giant'; 4-24.
L. x i. 'Provence'; 4-24.
L. x i. 'Super'; 4-24.
Culinary
L. x intermedia 'Provence'; 4-24.
Long bloom season
L. canariensis (Canary Island lavender); 16-24.
L. dentata (French lavender); 8, 9, 12-24.
L. stoechas (Spanish lavender); 4-24.
Small spaces (1 to 2 feet tall)
L. angustifolia 'Hidcote'; 2-24.
L. a. 'Martha Roderick'; 2-24.
L. stoechas 'Ron Lutsko's Dwarf'; 4-24.
Drying
L. angustifolia 'Hidcote'; 2-24.
L. a. 'Munstead'; 2-24.
L. x intermedia 'Grosso'; 4-24.
Sachets
L. angustifolia (English lavender); 2-24.
L. x intermedia 'Provence'; 4-24.
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