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Lavender Plants are $6.00 each. Shipping is by priority mail and is additional. For information about how to place an order, please email us or phone 989/832-4908. To ship plants you must provide us with a credit card (Visa or M/C) since shipping can't be figured until plants are boxed. Minimum plant order for shipping is 6 plants.

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Lavendula angustifolia- these plants are hardy to zone 5, which is what our growing zone here in mid-Michigan is. Most angustifolias average about 22-24" in mature size, and are slower growing than the lavandins. These also bloom earlier in the season (May/June) and some varieties will rebloom in the fall. In planning, allow about 24 inches of spacing between plants.
ANGUSTIFOLIAS:
Buena Vista (18"-24") Long stemmed for an angustifolia. Very dark flowers, which sometimes bloom all summer (weather conditions and sun permitting).
Folgate (18"-24") This is hands-down the hardiest lavender that I have worked with in the 12 years I've been growing lavender in mid-Michigan. It has a wonderfully compact shrub growth with narrow gray-green leaves. A bright blue color introduced into Britain prior to 1933. A very fragrant lavender that is also a great culinary lavender. Wonderful for dried bundles.
Lodden Blue (12"-18") Semi-dwarf with 6"-8" deep lavender flower spikes. Compact tight foliage and one of the earliest to bloom. Beautiful!
Martha Roderick. (18"-24") Bright violet flowers in late June through July. Compact growth with beautiful mounding habit. Very sweet fragrance and is excellent choice for landscaping, culinary and sachets.
Royal Purple (24"-30") Highly valued for its dark purple flowers on long stalks in late summer. Ideal for sachet and culinary purposes.
Royal Velvet (18"-20") This plant has compact grey foliage and 12"-14" flower spikes, making it one of the most desirable angustifolias for landscapes and bouquets. Both flower and bud are very dark and velvet-like. A must for the lavender collector.
Sharon Roberts (20"-24") Long bloom time and can bloom from June through October under good weather conditions. Very fragrant.
Tuckers Early (22") Dark flower buds and dark blue flowers that bloom often throughout the summer.One of the earliest flowers to bloom and will usually rebloom. Fragrant and can be used as a container plant.

Lavendula x intermedia (Lavandins) Lavandins grow faster and larger than the angustifolias - averaging 36" across with longer flower stems and more flower buds per stem than angustifolias. They tend to bloom in late June/July and sometimes into August, depending on the season. In planning your garden, allow about 36 inches of spacing between plants.Less hardy than angustifolias but can grow in Michigan. Will suffer more if extreme cold conditions and not protected (snow cover is best!). If planting in Michigan, will do better on south side - especially if up against a building or wall and not exposed to as much wind.
LAVANDINS:
Gros Bleu (30") Very dark flower with stems that are 15"-22" long. Very fragrant.
Grosso(24-30") Compact plant, tight silvery foliage. Produces long stems of fat, dark violet flower spikes. Very popular plant for both oil production and dried flowers. Very popular plant for the home garden and the commercial lavender grower. Wonderful in sachets as well.
Provence (24-36") Strong grower, long stems of fragrant, mauve flowers. Easy to grow and a very popular lavender. A wonderful culinary lavender. Very fragrant, more sweet smelling than other lavandins.
Super (24"-36") A commercial cultivar raised for oil production in France. Beautiful foliage with long sprays of violet-blue flowers in midsummer. Sweet and not camphorous.
White Spike (36") A beautiful pure white flowering lavender, with long flower spikes of 14"-16" that bloom July through September (when weather conditions are good). White is wonderful for mixing in bouquets and is good both fresh and dried.

For those who live in growing zones 4 and 5, please read this page about which varieties of lavender have proven to be the hardiest here at our farm.

2012 Lavender Plants
Listed below are the plants I will be offering this spring. I am taking reservations/pre-orders, so if there is something in particular you want, let me know. Plants will be ready to ship the first of May.
"Plant Day" is May 12th during our Spring Open Farm Day for those
who live close enough to pick up their plants.

To pre-order email or phone 989.832.4908.
If you are looking for HARDY perennial lavenders that will do well in zone 5, then look no further! We have been growing lavender in mid-Michigan since 1999 and can definitively tell you which lavenders will perform best in your own garden.