Lavandula stoechas (and hybrids)


Also known as Butterfly lavender or Spanish lavender, this was the first Lavandula to be recognized in the plant world. This species can be traced back to the Roman Empire where they originally added it to bath waters for medicinal purposes. The strongly scented flowers and foliage are commonly used for essential oils, bouquets and potpourri. They are edible, but aren't typically consumed due to the high camphor content. L. stoechas (and the many hybrids) make excellent landscaping plants due to their long blooming period. They are pollinator magnets that attract bees, butterflies and the occasional hummingbird. Like all lavender, stoechas are highly pest and deer resistant. 

Our selection

'Evelyn Cadzow'

'Helmsdale'

'Ivory Crown'

'Madrid Purple'

'Portuguese Giant'

'Willow Vale'

'Wings of Night'

Lavandula stoechas ssp. stoechas f. leucantha

Lavandula stoechas ssp. stoechas f. rosea 'Peter's Pink'

Lavandula viridis

'Evelyn Cadzow' (Lavandula × stoechas cv.)


A dwarf lavender with dense light green foliage, small flower heads with dark purple corollas and a showy top bract of reddish-purple. One of the smallest L. stoechas x viridis hybrids and an excellent choice for containers. Discovered by Evelyn Cadzow in her New Zealand garden and named for her around 1992.


Average Plant Size: 10-12"
Flower Stem Length: 4-6"
Flower Colour: Reddish Purple Sterile Bracts/ Dark Purple-Black Corollas
Bloom Time: April-June
Best Uses: Landscaping, Containers, Sachets, Potpourris

'Helmsdale' (Lavandula × stoechas cv.)


Raised in the 1980s by Geoff and Adair Genge of New Zealand. Large plump burgundy purple flowers and top bract. Robust and floriferous with dense green foliage.


Average Plant Size: 18-24"
Flower Stem Length: 6-8"
Flower Colour: Burgundy-Purple w/ Dark Violet-Blue Corollas
Bloom Time: June-July
Best Uses: Landscaping, Containers, Sachets, Potpourris

'Ivory Crown' (Lavandula stoechas × viridis cv.)


A selected seedling from our garden, pine cone shaped flower heads with dark purple corollas crowned with an ivory-colored top bract.


Average Plant Size: 18-24"
Flower Stem Length: 8-10"
Flower Colour: Ivory White Sterile Bracts/ Dark Purple Corollas
Bloom Time: April-June
Best Uses: Landscaping, Containers, Sachets, Potpourris

'Portuguese Giant' (Lavandula × pedunculata cv.)


Our own introduction from wild collected seed we acquired from Portugal. This plant has huge pine cone shaped flower heads with purple corollas and broad long purplish red top bracts 


Average Plant Size: 24-30"
Flower Stem Length: 12-15"
Flower Colour: Violet w/ Dark Purple-Black Corollas
Bloom Time: May-June
Best Uses: Landscaping, Sachets

'Madrid Purple' (Lavandula × stoechas cv.)


Showy deep purple flowers with a bright purplish pink top bract, very long blooming. Originally known as 'Bee Brilliant' as part of the Bee Series by Paradise Plants in New South Wales and later marketed as part of the Madrid Series in Europe and U.S.A.


Average Plant Size: 20-24"
Flower Stem Length: 10-12"
Flower Colour: Purple w/ Dark Purple Corollas
Bloom Time: April-June
Best Uses: Landscaping, Sachets, Potpourris

'Willow Vale' (Lavandula × stoechas cv.)


Gray foliage and erect growth habit. Introduced in New South Wales in 1992.

Average Plant Size: 20-24"
Flower Stem Length: 6-8"
Flower Colour: Reddish Purple w/ Dark Purple-Black Corollas
Bloom Time: April-June
Best Uses: Landscaping, Containers, Sachets, Potpourris

'Wings of Night' (Lavandula × stoechas cv.)


Description coming soon.


Synonyms: 'Wings'
Average Plant Size: 18-20"
Flower Stem Length: 4-6"
Flower Colour: Reddish-Purple w/ Dark Purple-Black Corollas
Bloom Time: April-June
Best Uses: Landscaping, Containers, Sachets, Potpourris

White Spanish (L. stoechas ssp. stoechas f. leucantha)


A dwarf compact plant, pine cone shaped flowers with white corollas and pure white top bracts. Originally discovered in 1925 in the East Pyrenees near Villefrance, France.


Synonyms: 'Alba,' 'White Form'

Average Plant Size: 15-18"
Flower Stem Length: 4-6"
Flower Colour: White Sterile Bracts/White Corollas
Bloom Time: April-June
Best Uses: Landscaping, Containers, Sachets, Potpourris

'Peter's Pink' (L. stoechas ssp. stoechas f. rosea cv.)


Possibly a seedling of 'Kew Red.' Short flowerheads with  magenta-pink corollas and pale violet top bracts on short stems. Also known as 'Pierre's Pink.' Stays small and would do quite well in a container.

Average Plant Size: 12-15"
Flower Stem Length: 4-6"
Flower Colour: Pale Violet Sterile Bracts/Magenta-Pink Corollas
Bloom Time: April-June
Best Uses: Landscaping, Containers, Sachets, Potpourris