These types have the most oils and are used in potpourris, soaps and lotions.
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Lavender, Intermedia 'Grosso' - Lavandula x intermedia 'Grosso'
(The longest of the lavender stems; flowers highest in oils)
Description
"‘Grosso’ is a mounded, shrubby cultivar that grows to 2-3’ tall and features silver-green foliage and very fragrant lavender flowers in summer. Flower spikes are unusually large and plump for this cultivar, rising well above the foliage mound." (missouribotanicalgarden.org)
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Lavender, Intermedia 'Provence' - Lavandula x intermedia 'Provence'
(Notice the grey color of the flowers)
Description
"‘Provence’ is one of the tallest of the lavandins. It gets its cultivar name from the area in southeastern France adjacent to the Mediterranean and Italy (Provence) where it is commercially grown in large plantings for the perfume industry. Flowers and foliage are heavily scented. This a mounded, shrubby cultivar that typically grows to 30-36” tall. It features fragrant light lavender flowers in summer on upright stems clad with aromatic silver-gray foliage." (missouribotanicalgarden.org)
Description
'Phenomenal' Lavender has it all: exceptionally tolerant of both high heat and harsh winter, this easy-to-grow lavender even shows resistance to the effects of humidity. Highly fragrant with concentrated essential oils, Phenomenal's spikes of purple-blue flowers attract butterflies and bees to the garden. Edible, deer-resistant and fast-growing, this silver-leafed lavender has left all other new introductions in the dust! (americanmeadows.com)
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