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About the WajdasLavender Demonstration Garden | 1, 2, 3, 4 Lady Lavender: Lady was awarded the All-American Flower Award several years ago, but this was the first time we had grown it. It was the first of the species to bloom (first week of June) and was a delight. The flowers were uniformly good sized with a fairly deep purple color. The blossoms maintained a nice appearance for two weeks (as did all of the others). The plant was about 12 inches high and also 12 inches wide. Hidcote: Hidcote was the next to bloom at the beginning of the second week of June. It was about the same size as Lady; its blooms were fairly small and tight, but with a deep purple color. We have about 50 Hidcotes planted in the field and they have proved to be very hardy over four winters. Hidcote dries very well in bunches, but the stems are too short and stiff for lavender wands. Munstead: Our Munstead grew a couple of inches taller and wider than the Hidcote and bloomed about a week later. The blossoms were bigger than the Hidcote, but not as tight, nor as deeply colored. Nonetheless, like the Hidcote it is a good lavender for drying in bunches. >> Page 1 About Our Test
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