best lavender
Searching for the best lavender for your New Zealand garden? With their iconic fragrance, silvery-green foliage, and clouds of purple blooms, lavenders remain a top choice for gardeners who want beauty, resilience, and ease of care. Whether you’re designing a cottage border, seeking pollinator-friendly plants, or dreaming of Mediterranean accents, choosing the right variety can make all the difference. Discover what makes lavender so loved, how to select the best options, and which types might be the perfect fit for you.
Lavender dentata (French Lavender)
Lavandula dentata, commonly known as French Lavender, is the most common of the Lavender varieties. It is a compact shrub and features masses of short purple-blue flower spikes from spring through summer. The foliage is green-grey and complements the darker flowers nicely as it grows to 60 cm tall and the same width. Lavandula dentata is commonly used in cottage gardens, included in mixed plantings and borders, trimmed into a low hedge, mass planted as a groundcover, grown on a bank, or maintained in a container.
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Lavandula Lavance Purple
Lavandula Lavance Purple is a variety of English Lavender that grows as a compact shrub and carries masses of small, dark purple-blue flower spikes from spring through summer. The foliage is green-grey and complements the darker flowers nicely as it grows to 70 cm tall and the same wide. Lavandula Lavance Purple is commonly used in cottage gardens, included in mixed plantings and borders, trimmed into a hedge, or grown in a container. A mass planting either as a groundcover or on a bank will give a dramatic display.
From $24.98
