A passion for lavender

Lavendin hybrids (L. x intermedia)
Generally taller than English lavender; good for culinary uses; Zone 7:
‘Fred Boutin' Bright violet-purple, with velvety white foliage, 60 to 75 cm
‘Grosso' Dark purple, 60 to 75 cm; excellent for drying

Fringed (a.k.a. French) lavender(L. dentata)
Finely toothed leaves (hence its common name); 60 to 90 cm. Rosemary-scented with short spikes of lavender-mauve flowers; bushy habit; good for container-grown topiaries; Zone 8

Spanish lavender (L. stoechas)Fat, dark purple flower spikes with a lavender-rosemary scent; light green leaves, 45 to 60 cm. Some-times called butterfly lavender because it has little mauve flaps, or ears, on the top of each flower spike; Zone 8

Key: Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcote': 1, L. a. ‘Jean Davis': 2, L. a. ‘Munstead': 3, L. a. ‘Royal Velvet': 4, L. a. ‘Lady': 5, L. a. ‘Nana Alba': 6, L. a. ‘Maillette': 7, L. dentate: 8, L. x intermedia ‘Fred Boutin': 9, L. x i. ‘Grosso': 10, L. stoechas: 11.

Sources:
Au Jardin de Jean-Pierre: 3.

Botanus Inc.: 1, 3.

Canning Perennials: 1, 3, 9, 10.

El Summit Perennials Nursery: 3.

Kettleby Herb Farms: 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 11.

Lost Horizons Nursery: 1, 3, 6.

Okanagan Lavender Herb Farm: 4, 9, 10.

Pépenière Jasmin: 1, 3.

Richmond Nursery Ltd.: 1-3, 6, 8-11.

Richters Herbs: 1-3, 5, 8-11.

The Saltspring Lavender Company: 1-7, 9-11.

Tansy Lane Herb Farm: 1, 3, 5, 10.

Village Nursery: 1, 3, 5, 10, 11.

Wild Things Plant Farm: 1, 3.

Wilson's Greenhouse & Garden Centre: 3.