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.
Lavandula Ghostly Princess
Lavandula Ghostly Princess is a very showy Lavender variety that grows as a compact shrub and carries masses of stunning, dual coloured, pink flower spikes through late winter and spring. The foliage is grey-green and complements the flowers nicely as it grows to 70 cm tall and the same wide. Lavandula Ghostly Princess is commonly used in cottage gardens, included in mixed plantings and borders, trimmed into a low hedge, or maintained in a container. A mass planting gives a truly dramatic and colourful display with this variety.
From $20.93
Lavender 'Sensation White'
Lavender 'Sensation White' is a beautiful lavender variety valued for its pure white blooms and aromatic grey green foliage. Flowering from early spring into summer, it brightens New Zealand gardens with fresh colour, fragrance, and soft texture. Its compact, rounded habit suits pathways, borders, pots, and cottage garden settings. This hardy and easy care lavender is ideal for gardeners wanting a long flowering and elegant lavender variety.
From $23.63
