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
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LAVANDULA DENTATAFrench LavenderSize: 100 x 100cm All year round. Most common variety in New Zealand garden. |
Spring to Summer
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MAJORSpanish LavenderSize: 60 x 60cm Early spring to late summer |
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PRINCESSAustralian-bred Spanish LavenderSize: 70 x 70cm Spring to mid summer |
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PINK DELIGHTSpanish Lavender
Size: 80 x 80cm Spring to mid summer |
Summer
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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. |
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LAVANDULA x INTERMEDIA (Lavandin)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 of lavender?
As a lavender farm in New Zealand, we grow mostly Lavandula 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% award-winning pure Lavender Essential Oil from Lavender Backyard Garden
Some studies found that lavender aroma helps to increase in deep sleep and reduce awakenings in both men and women. We have designed natural sleep aids based on the lavender essential oils from Lavandula x Intermedia.
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