"Love Life & grow Lavenders"

Lavenders have wonderful aromatic foliage and flowers that every garden can benefit from. The flower colours range from pinks to lavenders and violets through to purples. Their foliage colour ranges from deep fresh greens to lovely silvers, making them a delightful range of plants to grow and enjoy.

They are well known for their use as hedging plants throughout the garden, providing aromatic pathways to enjoy. Equally they make fantastic centre pieces in pots and in borders alike and of course are a wonderful way of attracting wildlife, in particular bees into the garden.

We grow the English varieties (Angustifolia), the French types (Steochas) and Intermedia lavenders at Cramden.

All our Lavenders are grown in a 2 litre pot and can only be purchased by the visiting the nursery.

Below is the list of varieties we are growing this year:

LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA
The flowers of the angustifolia are long slender spikes held above the plant on elongated, strong stems.

Lavandula a. Elizabeth
Large dark lavender-purple flower heads are produced on strong stems in summer.
Robust evergreen silvery foliage. Wonderful as a hedge or specimen.
Flowers are very fragrant and make excellent stems for cutting and pot pouri.
Height 60cm. Spread 50cm.

Lavandula a. Hidcote
Vibrant violet flowers in early summer and grey green foliage.
The classic Height 50cm Spread 40cm

Lavandula a. Imperial Gem
Fragrant dark violet flowers are produced in summer above grey-green foliage.
A plant of bushy habit that is ideal for hedges and borders.
Height 40cm. Spread 40cm.

Lavandula a Loddon Pink
This variety has been grown in England since before 1950.
Flowers are pinky-grey and fade to soft mauve and the foliage is robust and grey-green.
Attracts bees and butterflies.
Flowers may be cut and dried.
Height 60cm. Spread 50cm.

Lavandula a Loddon Blue
A robust Lavender which has excellent fragrant foliage and mid purple-blue flowers.
Attracts bees and butterflies.
Fragrant.
Flowers may be cut and dried.
Height 60cm. Spread 50cm

Lavandula a Munstead
A very old and classic English Lavender variety that produces violet-blue flowers in summer.
Ideal for hedges and growing in borders.
Height 60cm. Spread 60cm.

Lavandula a Rosea
Brilliant green foliage in the spring makes the pale pink lavender flower so distinctive.
Height 60cm. Spread 50cm.

Lavandula a Royal Purple
Tall growing angustifolia, but worth it for its gorgeous, long purple flowers in summer.
Height 75cm. Spread 60cm.

Lavandula a Twickel Purple
Long, purple flowers with great fragrance.
Its long flower stems give it a casual look when mature.
Good for cutting and drying.
Height 75. Spread 50cm.

LAVANDULA INTERMEDIA
Intermedia Lavenders are hybrid lavenders of angustifolia & latifola crosses.
With slender flowers like the angustifolia.

Lavandula i Grosso
Blue-purple flowers, the most widely grown lavender for oil in the world.
Height 75cm Spread 60cm

Lavandula i Vera
Mid blue flowers on long slender spikes, evergreen, grey green leaves.
Height 75cm. Spread 60cm

Lavandula i. Walberton's Silver Edge.
A variegated, bushy lavender with grey-green centres and cream outer margins.
Short, compact spikes of dark lavender to violet flowers.
Suitable as an specimen or as hedging.
Height 70cm. Spread 60cm.

Lavandula x.Silver Sands.
A compact, evergreen silver-foliaged selection.
Dark purple flowers are produced in mid summer on short elegant stems.
Ideal for borders or planting as a hedge.
Height 50cm. Spread 50cm.

LAVANDULA STOECHAS
The flowers of the Steochas lavender have short fat spikes topped with sterile bracts (like flags).

Lavandula s. Fat Head
Plump, large plum-purple flower heads are produced in spring and intermittently throughout the summer and autumn.
Height 40cm. Spread 40cm.

Lavandula s. Helmsdale
Dark, burgundy-purple flowers are produced in abundance in spring and intermittently throughout the summer and autumn.
Very aromatic foliage.
Height 70cm. Spread 60cm

Lavandula s. Lilac Wings
The most compact of all French Lavenders.
Flowers prolifically from spring to late summer if dead-headed.
Flowers are lilac-purple topped with similar coloured flags.
Height 40cm. Spread 40cm.

Lavandula s. Pretty Polly
Compact selection that carries lots of small blue flowers topped with white bracts.
Light-green semi-evergreen foliage.
Height 40cm. Spread 40cm.

Lavandula s. Purple Wings
Truly compact habit and abundance of small purple-mauve flowers that are topped with purple bracts.
Height 40cm. Spread 40cm.

Lavandula s. Regal Splendour
Purple-violet bracts with royal purple flower heads on a plant with excellent green foliage which is highly aromatic.
A good compact habit makes this plant ideal as a patio pot plant or in front of a border.
Will repeat flower in mid to late autumn.
Height 70cm. Spread 50cm

Lavandula s. Rocky Road
Large pinkish mauve to violet blue bracts, with strongly undulating margins.
Elegant arching stems.
Flowers from spring through to late summer.
Height 50cm. Spread 40cm

Lavandula s. Snowman
Pure white fragrant flowers are produced on short stems above neat low bushes.
Goes well with virtually any colour scheme.
Flowers spring through to autumn.
Ideal for the patio.

Lavendula s. Tiara
Large blue flower heads are topped by creamy white bracts from spring through the summer.
A strong grower with very aromatic foliage.
Height 60cm. Spread 60cm.



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