Common Varieties of Lavender Narrow Leaf Lavender

Also known as True Lavender or English Lavender. Native to the western part of the Mediterranean, it has a high oil yield and travels in the highest quality. The essential oil obtained after refining can be used directly on the skin. The main growing places are the United Kingdom in Europe, Bulgaria's alpine region, Oceania's Australia and mainland China's Gansu Qingshui area a small amount of planting.

Broad-leaved lavender

The leaves are wider than narrow-leaved lavender, and the oil yield and quality are average. It is generally grown more in horticulture.

Hybrid Lavender

A cross between narrow-leaf lavender and broad-leaf lavender. It has the highest oil yield and high oil quality, so it is widely used in perfumes, soaps and household products, and is the most widely planted lavender variety in the world, mainly in the Provence region of France and the Ili region of Xinjiang in mainland China.

In addition, many different types of varieties have been cultivated. Other species that are often grown for ornamental purposes are: fern leaf lavender, toothed leaf lavender, Canary lavender, cotton wool lavender, feather leaf lavender, Spanish lavender, and green lavender cultivated artificially.

Lavender main classifications Native Lavender

Also known as English Lavender, the best quality, mostly used in the manufacture of perfumes and fragrances to engage the base, the leaves are finer, the flower spikes are shorter.

Long Spike Lavender

Also known as Mint Lavender, it has wider leaves and longer stems and spikes.

Mixed Lavender

A mix of both native and long-spiked lavender, which is cultivated in large numbers and is mostly found in the flower fields of Provence, France.

Lady Lavender

A National Flower Variety Selection Award-winning variety, the most striking of all potted plants. Ideal as an annual, sow seeds this fall for lush, fragrant blooms next spring, and the neat, uniform plants bloom continuously.

Munster Lavender

June-August each year, light blue flowers, gray-green leaves, lace, scented. Blooms later and less neatly than 'Lady Lavender'.

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