Top 7 Most Popular Varieties of Lavender (+ Lavender Basics)! 💜🌿💜 // Garden Answer 

Sitting on a friends porch this morning in another state. Watching your video this morning has been quite soothing to me, and I thank you! I lost my 39 year old daughter a few days ago, passed in her sleep, and hearing your voice and watching this video has brought me a little peace. Her favorite colors were pink and purple, how fitting. I know the you and your family are praying people and I only ask for your prayers as we lay my sweet Sharee’ to rest this week. Thank you Laura and Aron for your love that you continue to share. Love, Anne Andrews 💕💜

I’ve grown lavender for many years in different areas of the US. My favorite thing to do with some of the spent blooms is to crumble them on the floor and vacuum them up. You will have a lavender scented vacuum bag that will perfume the area whenever you vacuum. It even adds a calming effect to running the vacuum cleaner. 😂

I'm in Southern Maryland zone 7a Mid-Atlantic and we have hot humid summers with above average rainfall. I've had good luck growing 'Phenomenal' lavender in raised beds. I was able to concoct a suitable soil mixture to make the plants happy. I also just created a new herb parterre garden where I planted up 'Vera' English lavender IN-GROUND and it seems to be doing happy. I made sure the bed was on a significant incline to facilitate enough drainage. Hope this helps someone. Thanks Laura for all you do!!

For those looking for cold hardy lavender, I have been growing Munstead lavender for at least 5 years now and I’m zone 3B. I do have to cut it back in fall, throw a bunch of mulch on it and have it planted in a wind protected area, but so far it is thriving.

Hi Laura, I’m just always in awe with how full of knowledge you are. As someone who found your channel 4 years ago randomly, your daily videos had me hooked and have introduced me to a passion I didn’t know existed. I just want to say thank you to you and Aaron for your hard work and dedication to educate this community. After watching this video, I now have to attend to my 500 pot plants and 8 acres of gardens that you inspired me to create 😂

Your Mother raised such a beautiful, sweet, intelligent lady! I am learning so much from you. I am an 86 cancer patient and hope I will be strong enough this Spring to sit outside and plant seeds and lavender and other plants. God bless you. You have a special ministry🪴🌻🌹🥀🌸 Rockwall, TX

Good morning from the western side of Oregon. It's always a treat to find Laura when I haven't been able to sleep. And good morning to those of you who have already been up for hours in the Morning Light.

Hi, Laura. I love it when you devote an entire video to a single type of plant, like lavenders, or a single category of plants, like heat-loving. This makes it very easy for me to bookmark and file them away so I can easily find them later when I'm designing a particular area. Love your channel; I've learned so much from you. God bless.

I took the leap and purchased 3 different lavenders this spring to see how they would perform at my new home of some random varieties that looked beautiful. When naming the common varieties you have grown I was SO surprised to see my 2 English types being the first you mentioned! (My third type is a French, those leaves ARE stunning) Now I can grow them with a little more confidence knowing there is some Laura approved varieties in my space.

I had read on Google a while back that there are currently over 45 different species with somewhere around 450 varieties. Absolutely something out there for everyone. The ones you showed, Laura, are amazing. And the wealth of info you gave is SO helpful! Thanks!! 💜

I have a 60’ hedge of phenomenal and 20’ hedge of a Spanish lavender living in a humid zone 8 - the Spanish blooms months before the phenomenal and both are evergreen. I trim mine hard as well to keep the woody base from forming.

Perfect timing! I have been wanting to plant lavender in my garden. It’s my favorite scent and I don’t have any in garden! Thank you for all of the information you share about the different types of lavender. It does help to know what a mature plant will look like. As always, I love starting my day with The Garden Answer!

I’ve grown Munstead English Lavender for many years now. I love baking with it…..lavender blueberry scones are my husbands favorite! We also make lavender blueberry tea which our granddaughter loves. It’s such a versatile flower! ❤️

Did you know that you can make your own Herbes de Provence? It combines rosemary, marjoram, oregano, basil, thyme, and lavender. Also, planting those plants near doorways and under windows keep the insects out of the house, mosquitos, and flies too!

Absolutely love this video!! Would love to see more “focused” videos on one type of plant. Possibly sunflowers!

I ripped out a few of my grandmothers 15 year old lavenders, they had huge woody bases. I replaced them with seedlings that I had grown this year. (Pinch them back early to force branching) Lavender does well here in southern Ontario Canada. Never, ever blooms twice though. (The English kind at least)

For a beginner gardener, videos like these are so helpful! I would love more videos were you focus on one type of plant. Thank you for all you do.

Praying for your mother. Hope she is doing better. It's hard when things like this happen, but she has a great family and tons of support. May God keep you and yours close to his heart.

The house we just bought has three types of lavender and this video just helped me identify them! I now know we have English, French, & Spanish!!!

Laura, I don't believe you've ever mentioned your favorite fragrance from the garden, but with this video I think I've guessed it. The video footage of you & your mom in those lavender fields is timeless. Makes me want to go back & re-watch the original. Your pruning tips on lavender make me want to try it again, but sadly it never seems to survive more than a winter or two in my zone 4.

This video was so very helpful!! I was just telling my husband that I'd love to plant a huge drift of the Sweet Romance Lavender in front of our new patio! The timing was perfect for this video for so many reasons other than my own I'm sure! I used to think of Lavender as a Spring plant but have recently thought more of it as a mid/late Summer thing. Do you know if lavender is toxic to any animals (dogs, cats?) I know there are so many comments that it's hard to read each and every one, but I hope you know how much of an influence you have on so many gardeners on so many levels! I have planted things I had never heard of and tried several techniques since I started watching your channel nearly 5 years ago! I originally found Garden Answer looking for fairy garden ideas. Now I feel as though I have found a true mentor (besides my husband) that inspires me and thousands of gardeners worldwide! Never stop!! Blessings to you and your family!

I'm pretty sure I will be having lavendar scented dreams now❤️ I garden in Michigan, Zone 6a, so I can grow everything that you grow! Absolutely adore your channel, you, your family, & your mom! Been following for quite a while & have grown so much from watching! Everything great that has & is coming your way is well deserved❤️ Thank You & Aaron for your dedication to providing consistently excellent, reliable, and garden knowhow I can count on!

I’m in central Indiana and have my original 6 Munstead plants in the same location for over 30 years. They have survived weather from blizzards to 100 degree days with 75% humidity. Every spring I’m so excited when I see them green up for another year. I’ve never done anything to them except heavily mulch with leaves for the winter and cut them back in the spring. I don’t know if that’s best but it works so I don’t over think it. Thanks for this video. It’s very timely since I just put in a fence and want to start a new border.

I mulched around my veg garden beds with straw this year. I had two lavender plants in the garden that needed a pruning. I was going to throw away the cut branches but decided to toss them on the straw walkways instead. So glad i did!! The next day while watering and weeding, i could smell the lavender as i was walking on it. It smelled so good! 💜

I’m in zone 4b. I am exclusively growing Hidcote Lavender grown from seed.., as it seems to be the only lavender I can get to preform year after year with little to no, winter protection. Snow gets three-four foot deep for months and months on end here. But this variety comes back every year, bigger, stronger and even fuller than the last. I absolutely love the scent. I will dry bunches just to hang around the house and add to arrangements for the scent as I go by. I am beginning to look into extracting oils, as I’ve been adding to the hoard. Added another 50 plants this year.

This was perfect for today. I’m on my way to garden center to pick up lavender for a hedge along my fence next to my street. Thank you. 🌿

I live in zone 9a-Houston, TX. Tried Sweet Romance Lavender in a container, but it died. I have limited space in our yard since we put in a swimming pool. And we have existing sprinkler systems everywhere so I thought a container would be best since they like it on the dry side. I might have to plant some along the driveway which is the only place without sprinklers. I’ll keep you posted on the progress. That’s what I love about watching your show because you give me the inspiration to keep trying and practicing. 🌻❤️ Thank you for shining your knowledge and kindness in this world! God bless you and your family. Oh, please tell your mom she is missed and we are praying for a successful recovery. ❤

I’ve always loved your lavender hedge around your vegetable garden, it’s so beautiful. 💜Ty

Super helpful, yes! One note though for use of botanical names: The standard is that genus name is capitalized, species name is not capitalized (ie Lavandula stoechas)

Good morning all have a safe and blessed day

This could not have come at a better time! I just bought 10 plants because they were such a great deal at the green center!

I’ve had English Lavender pot pourri that the smell faded after 2 years, yet French Lavender bags, I bought in Provence, France in 1981 that STILL have a strong smell to them after 42 years !

Never knew there were so many varieties. This has really given a new look at lavender. Thanks

I live in the deep south and I’ve tried for many years to grow lavender. I’ve tried raised beds, containers and straight in the ground and never have had any success. The only places I’ve ever seen them for sale in my area were in big box stores like Lowes… probably not the right type for our area. Never see them in local nurseries either 🤔 I guess most varieties just really struggle in our extreme humidity and rain. Thank you for such an informative video! Ugh well Laura you can have your glorious lavender and I’ll keep my azaleas and gardenias. Much love from Alabama!

What great helpful advice today on lavender. What a beautiful plant to talk about Laura. And to Incorporate in to our garden.s l have lots in mine and l am sure so will a lot of us. I have English lavender and white lavender. And they smell just beautiful. So thank you for today's video l am sure you will have got some of us that are new to gardening to include some lavender.

I’m in zone 7a in SE VA and grow what is called Dutch lavender, a member of the Lavindin family. It thrives in my hot humid summers where the French lavenders tend to fade.

Good Morning Laura! Thanks for this very helpful and informative video!! I haven’t been successful growing lavender in the past because I live in the south, in North Carolina Zone 7B. It’s incredibly hot and humid here in the summer. After watching this video I’m going to purchase some Phenomenal lavender and give it another try! Thank you again!

This video is fate!! I was searching your channel for a lavender video on Saturday after I left the garden center defeated after seeing so many different varieties. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!💜💜

Hello, thank you Laura the info on all the different types of lavender. I’m in Michigan zone 6/6b iv tried growing lavender on and off for the past 40 years, it’s only been in the last 20 I figured out what I was doing wrong. The sun was to much, the soil had to much clay in it and I was over watering🥹I now grow it with no problems on the NW side of my home in amended soil and it hardly gets water more then maybe, if I remember twice a month. I now follow your advice on shearing your way. My lavender is now “Laura” good😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️

I have grown Grosso for a couple of years now. Started with one 4 inch plant, and now I have about 15 very sizable plants. 🤣 they are really easy to propagate and grow. I do want to add some smaller varieties in my landscape as this can become really big. Really great scent!

This was so helpful. I love lavender and it grows so well in my sandy soil. One thing to add, this might not be for everyone, but you can use lavender in cooking. Not all lavender varieties, though. Generally just the English varieties. But it would be interesting to see a video comparing the culinary aspects of different English lavenders. I have made lavender shortbread and lavender pots de crème, and as long as you don’t use too much, it adds such a delicious flavor. And I know a lot of people love using lavender syrup in lattes and cappuccinos. ☕️

Good day my favorite RU-vid Gardeners! I'm in Illinois Zone 5b; one year in to gardening. After watching your "Lavender Basics" video, I have decided to purchase either Munstead for part shade or Aromatic Blue Imp Lavender for their size. I really appreciate the detailed information that you provide on planets, and would like to see more videos like this one. Thanks for the education! ps, I love your Sweet Romance Lavender hedging!

Absolutely love your 'tubes, watch you every day. I appreciate that you do not speak too fast, for the most part. Sometimes I loose what you have said because you seem to speed up. Great that u add text to the screen. No need to add " um" to hold your pause, no one there to interrupt and it's a lazy annoying space filler. Thank you for this fantastic review and for your enjoying presentations. Learning so much from you.

👋🌞Good morning Laura! I hope you and your family all had a restful, restorative weekend! I pray your Mother is coming along, patiently, in her recovery.😉 I also pray that your Father and all her other family/friends Caregivers are getting the rest that they need, as well.🙏🙏🙏 I appreciate the breakdown and explanation, of each lavendar variety, that you provided in this video! Thank you for that!!!🥰🤗🤗🤗 I did not realize that there are other colors of lavendar; loved seeing the pink and white lavendar!🤩🤩 WOW It was FABULOUS seeing your Mother, in the lavendar collecting clip, prior to her fall! I know she is anxious to get back to her routine and start doing field "adventures" (I dare not jinx her with the real word) with you again.😶🥴 It was great seeing Russell🐈, in the older video clip, strolling into the raised bed garden.🥰 Thank you for taking the time, from your busy, hectic life, to share this knowledge with us all!!! You and Aaron are truly so generous with your time, knowledge and harvests in your real life and RU-vid life!💖💙 Have a Blessed and Beautiful day/evening 🌞/🌜🌐 everyone! Kimberley F in Avondale, Arizona USA 🇺🇸 (Zone 9b) 🌞🌵💞

I’ve been LONGING for a Lavender hedge , hopefully this fall I can get my space ready for planting one , Thank you for all the great info as always !

I had trouble with lavender when I was on my Midwest farm until I planted it on the south side of my house with some limestone gravel. Since they originate from the Middle East, I figured just using the rich dirt in our area wasn’t very conducive to having the optimum soil and that seemed to work really well❤️

Lavender is hands down my favorite scent ♥️ I haven’t had good luck with my plants lasting more than one winter her in 5b. But I try 🙂

Good morning everyone. Thanks Laura for this informative video on lavender plants. Any chance of you having a small lavender field in the future? How about some rosemary hedges and a rose garden? Much love from Trinidad.

Thank you for including high humidity variations! Living in south Alabama is a challenge to learn to garden, and I love Lavendar!!

I’m in central Wisconsin, I’ve have had great success with munstead lavender in my partial sun location. I’m currently drying bundles to use in sachets

My 3 year old granddaughter just picked a vase of lavender and bunny tails. Her favorite. The Hidcote lavender over winters very well in my Alberta 3b/4a garden zone. They're growing in a spot that gets a deep snow drift that melts slowly in the spring. It seems to be doing the trick. This year I've put Munstead in the same garden spot to see if it will winter well. So of course, now I want a field of lavender.

great info! my window is open so i had smell-a-vision from lavender growing outside my office window here at home ❤ perfect! i love the Sweet Romance, but i have several different varieties growing in various areas in my yard... loved this deep dive into the varieties and visiting a lavender farm (or going to france!) is on my bucket list... love love love it!! it would be fun to see a video on using it making soaps, etc if you ever have the time for any projects like that - yeah, i can find those online but it's fun watching you make things as well... ps. i tried the lavender wreath making when you and your mom did it... mine was totally wonky but i loved it anyway! 🙂 ❤ thanks for the video!! 🙂 ❤

Oh how beautiful! I am in zone 7a and we just planted our first lavender hedge a few months ago! I really hope they take off and do well. 🤞🤞🤞

This video was perfect! I want lavender in my garden but they were intimidating because of so many types. This was helpful!

I’m not even a fan of lavender scent but it’s the most beautiful purple color and just seeing it makes me happy. I do want to plant lavender because of its beauty

I’ve not had luck with lavender in my hot humid zone 8a, NC. I’m hoping to try phenomenal after seeing it in this video and in Jenny’s video this season. Hopefully I can keep it alive 🤞🏻

💜💜💜 Thank you so much, Laura! We pulled out a hedge of woody lavender last year and I miss them! With your knowledge and help, I feel I know how to replant new varieties in our sunny yard and have some success! 💜💜💜

Loved this video! Very informative. Thank you Laura.

Wow this is awesome!! Thank you for sharing this. No wonder I have been killing all my lavender. I’m excited to try again armed with this information. You are truly amazing Laura. I have really learned so much watching your videos. Thank You for all you do

loved this video. I was just researching lavendar on youtube a couple weeks ago so very timely. ty!

Hi Laura! I really appreciate you going over the 7 varieties of lavender. It's really helpful. Thank you so much for sharing!

Thank you Laura for all your information about lavender ❤️

This is so timely! I’m growing munstead in partial shade as well (just really wanted it near my madame sweet blue roses in front of my window) and you’re right, it’s surprisingly growing and flowering! I think I might transplant it out front to the sun and replace it with wedding gown hydrangeas anyway which will enjoy the part shade better. AND I just ordered phenomenal lavender to hedge our driveway because of its evergreen ability to keep its color in winter (I have a plan for a whole section of fragrant plants out front lining my driveway and porch, lavender, roses, gardenias, mock orange, scentara pura lilac, peonies!) and I just started gardening this year transforming my empty 1/4 acre plot in my first home! SW Washington in Vancouver zone 8b not too far from you but a bit warmer and wetter!

I really appreciate this video. I have one small hedge of lavender but want to add more so this was so helpful. It’s one of my favorite plants in my gardens. I dream of having a full garden of just lavender! Thanks for sharing your knowledge Laura.

New Gardner in Ohio: I truly enjoyed the informational video on Lavender. I would love to see more informational videos like this on plants. It really helps to learn as we develop our own gardens. Thank you Laura as always helping new gardeners succeed.

Hi Laura, i had just given up on lavender after many failures and this post has re-newed my motivation to keep on trying 💜. Ty!

I had to moved from my house and I have Lavender so beautiful! And rosemary close to it and look amazing, I always looking at this veg because my mind is on my other house, well now I have very small house but I have space to have at list one of lavenders, one of this one of that or plants on pots everything small. So thank you for make my ilusión, my dreams and memories came with your videos. God Bless you and your family. Like also when you go places like the antiques stores with your mom also my memories came, I used to to that with my mom and buy lots of things and plants and trees she love to go with me and then go to plant in that house or her house. Thank You

I love every type of Lavender 🌸💕🌸

Good Morning 🙂💜 I do love lavender & I have alot planted! 🥰😍💜🌿💜

Fantastic video on lavenders Laura! Thank you!

Good morning Laura. This video is very informative. I would like to try the lavender you and your mom cut in the field. I said this when I seen that video then, and I’m going to say it again. That part when you bring the lavender bunch by your face (12:56), is a beautiful picture, “frame worthy“! Your face was glowing from the pregnancy! 😊That was a great video as well.

Thank you for this video! I just lost a lavender plant to the extreme heat we are experiencing in Texas. It was only 2 years old and never bloomed. With your help, I’m going to give Phenomenal a try. Thanks!

Excellent video Laura. Very informative. I didn't realize that there were so many different types of lavender.

Loved the video. Such great information that I didn’t know. 💕💕 Thank you so much.

I’m so glad you put this video out. I was at my local nursery last year and I wanted to get some lavender but wanted the type you have in front of your raised bed garden. It is absolutely gorgeous and I wanted to try and get some going but I couldn’t remember what type you had planted and there were several different types. Now I can rewatch this video when I want to go ahead and purchase some lavender plants.

Laura...... you're AMAZING best teacher ever ❤

This was super helpful! Thanks so much.

I find the key to growing lavender is good drainage by adding grit to the soil lots of sun and adding lime to our acidic soil. Phenomenal and sensational are my favorites

Hello from Malaysia. It's evening here for us. Always looking forward to your videos every evening.

This video is so valuable to me. I’ve been asking you for this video a few times. Thank you! So much for making it! ✨✨✨✨✨

I have the Old English Lavender in my garden and last year bought a white lavender, which smells more of lemon. Very interesting. I love fragrant gardens. I have a helper who mows my lawn and he loves it. He said that every time he brushes past something, it will start smelling of something beautiful, even when he just walks up the path. The latter happens, because I seed low growing thyme or marjoram in between the paving slabs. It gets stepped on an then releases the fragrance and once you're at the door English Lavender in pots and sage and mint from hanging pots. What doesn't release fragrance in spring and summer, will release colour in winter. The different types of dogwood, which looks like flames shooting up from the dreary winter colours. Creating a garden is so satisfying and exiting.

Excellent video and explanation for lavender. Loved it. So helpful.

Good morning! Some great information for me. Wanted to try lavender for a long time.

Thanks Laura, very helpful! 🤗💜💗💜🤗

Thank you for the lavender tutorial. I never really paid attention to the variety, other than “Ooh, pretty.” But they generally haven’t survived. Now I feel more confident to visit my local garden center and check out the differences. I love the scent of lavender so I hope to find a successful type!

Laura, this video was so helpful to me, as I've been a lavender murderer in the past, I've drowned them! 🚿🚿This tells me that I will need to amend my heavy clay soil first before trying to grow lavender again. Thank you! ~Margie😊🌱🦋

We are in North Carolina......rarely seen Lavendar grown in this area but love the scent for dresser drawers and closets. Take care and hope your mother continues to recoup from her accident. Prayers for all of you.

Thank you so much for this video. I have always wondered what the difference was between the varieties. This is very helpful and now I know which ones I want to get to replace a large over grown one that was removed last year.

Thank you, Laura 😊

Love the video on lavender. So informative 🌻🌻

Perfect timing for me, thanks! Am shopping for varieties that will do well in my RI zone 6 gardens. Have grown hidcote and munstead from seed and mixed up the tags, haha! Will be trying again this winter and your well done tutorial is so helpful. I’d asked your lavender farmer neighbor which varieties she liked best but never heard back from her so you answered my 2-yo question today! Many thanks!

Thank you for this video, I never grew lavender before. You have inspired to try them.

Thank you I love lavender and the smell is wonderful

I don't know how I almost missed this video. I check every morning to watch as I have my coffee. Such a great way to start the day. Thanks much. Great info. Pam in South Carolina

I love these kind of videos, I gave up on lavender until you gave me hope that there is one that will flourish in my area-high humidity 😕. Keep doing the deep dives into plant varieties 😊!

Thanks for differentiating the cultivars with information regarding high humidity, which is my problem here in Georgia. I’ll have to give it a try again with one of the varieties more suited for us.

This was SO helpful! I’ve been confused for years regarding English vs. French vs. Spanish vs. Lavandin. Thank you!!

This is great. I will refer back to this video multiple times I’m sure. Thanks.

We just recently celebrated our annual Lavendar Festival in Sequim , WA. We have less rain than other areas in the Northwest so Lavendar thrives!

I absolutely love the varieties of lavender.