Munstead Lavender     

Lavandula angustifolia var. Munstead

    Lavender Munstead is named after Munstead Woods in Surrey which was the home of Gertrude Jeckyl a famous garden designer.  Munstead is able to tolerate heat better than some of the other varieties.  Buy Munstead Lavender here.

Buy Munstead Lavender

The term Munstead is synonymous with Dwarf Munstead, Munstead Blue and  "Munstead variety." This is a dwarf English variety of Lavandula angustifolia and is popular and early flowering.

     These Lavender flowers are much bluer in color and have that wonderful sweet true fragrance that is highly desired. Learn about the other mature sizes of English Lavender here and how to start growing Lavender plants from seed.

     This is a low growing bush type which does well as an edging for paths bearing a lot of flowers. The leaves of the plant are grayish green and narrow in form.
                                          
     The dwarf qualities of the Munstead variety make it an asset to any garden and the flowers are especially attractive to butterflies. Wonderful to grow if you do not have a lot of space to devote to some of the larger varieties but impressive all the same. Munsteads sweet fragrance and lovely color make it great to use culinarily for cooking as well.