Garden Ideas | How to Choose Lavender Plant for Your Garden

The attractive foliage, beautiful purple flowers, and delightful scent. How can we not fall in love with lavender?

There are more than 450 Lavender varieties and finding the best lavender plant for your garden might not be a easy job. Not all lavender bloom at the same time, some lavenders bloom continuously from early spring to late summer. You can enjoy longer season of lavender blooming if you choose the right lavenders to plant.

Lavender Blooming Season Guides

All Year Round

LAVANDULA DENTATA French Lavender Size: 100 x 100cm All year round. Most common variety in New Zealand garden.

Spring to Summer

	MAJOR Spanish Lavender Size: 60 x 60cm Early spring to late summer
	PRINCESS Australian-bred Spanish Lavender Size: 70 x 70cm Spring to mid summer
	PINK DELIGHT Spanish Lavender Size: 80 x 80cm Spring to mid summer

Summer

	LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA English Lavender Size: 45 x 45cm Early summer One of major variety is grown at Lavender Backyard Garden for dry flowers and edible lavender.
	LAVANDULA x INTERMEDIA (Lavandin) English Lavender Two types: Grosso Size: 55 x 55cm Super Size: 60 x 60cm Mid to late summer Grosso and Super are major varieties grown at Lavender Backyard Garden for lavender essential oil distillation.

What are the strongest scents lavender?

As a lavender farm in New Zealand, we grow mostly Lavendula x Intermedia for lavender essential oil distillation. The aroma is calming and relaxing - a bit sharper than an Lavandula Angustifolia, due to its higher Camphor and 1,8-Cineole content.

100% Pure Lavender Essential Oil from Lavender Backyard Garden