Lavandula angustifolia 'Alpine White'
Common name(s): English lavender
Description: evergreen shrub; raised in Victoria, B.C. around 1995. A rare, miniature lavender that thrives in containers and rock gardens. Compact growth and sweetly fragrant, pure white flower spikes on very short stems held just above the foliage. The delicately fragrant flower buds are a popular addition to desserts in which only a very mild hint of lavender is desired.
Height: to 8 in. Spread: to 10 in.
Stem length: 3-4 in.
Corolla: pure white
Calyx: sage green
Bloom season: early summer
Best Uses: culinary, rock gardens, containers
Position: full sun and well-draining soil
Winter Hardiness: to 0 F and below
Drought: adapted to 3 months of summer drought
Notes: we originally acquired and sold this cultivar as 'Alpine Alba' but later changed it to 'Alpine White' because it is quite frowned upon to use Latin words in the names of plant cultivars that originated after the 1950s.