Betty's Blue (English Lavender)
Betty's Blue Lavandula Angustifolia
Zones: 5 – 9.
Plant Height: 30 inches.
Stem Length: 6 –80 inches.
Flower Color: Dark Blue
Foliage Color: Gray-Green
Bloom: Early Summer
A wonderful accent plant with its large, deep violet-blue flowers atop erect stems that do not splay and are excellent for both fresh cut and dried flowers. The deep color and tight flower heads make this a great choice for crafts.
English Lavender 'Betty's Blue' is a compact medium size variety of Lavender that forms attractive domes in the garden and is slightly taller than other dark colored cultivars. Sweetly fragrant and reliable, great for container planting and coveted for its culinary uses. In the Central San Joaquin Valley its blooms around late spring and again in the fall with proper pruning.
Lavender Fresh Farm has about 120 plants of this variety that we harvest primarily for culinary buds and craft buds.