PINK AND WHITE FLOWERING LAVENDERS

For more than a decade, there has been a growing interest in pink and white flowering lavenders.  Fortunately, quite a few lovely pink and white flowering Lavandula angustifolia cultivars, as well as a couple white-flowering Lavandula x intermedia cultivars, are available from Pacific NW lavender growers.

Pink and white lavenders and lavandins add a beautiful visual contrast when they are grown side-by-side with traditional blue and purple flowering lavenders.  Many lavender farms in the Pacific Northwest have planted some of the light pink and white flowering cultivars, in alternating rows with dark-flowering lavenders, to add a dramatic contrast to their landscape.  The smallest and most compact pink and white flowering lavenders can be grown in containers. Some of these lavenders have dense green-gray foliage and make a tidy, low garden border.

In the garden, pink and white flowered lavenders can be planted with many other shrubs and perennials that tolerate the same growing conditions.  The light colored lavender flowers really stand out and can be a focal point in a mixed perennial garden, especially when they are near other plants with dark flowers and foliage.

Fresh cut pink and white lavender flowers add a sweet aroma and beauty to bouquets and arrangements when they are combined with different types of  flowers and foliage.  They are similarly striking in mixed lavender flower bouquets, swags and wreaths that are popular for weddings.  Fresh and dried pink and white lavender buds and flowers add a sweet herbal scent when they are used in culinary applications like garnishing and flavoring foods and beverages.  The dried lavender buds make a great addition to potpourri and sachets, and can be used in a variety of lavender crafts.

The flower spikes of the pink and white flowering cultivars can be distilled for their lavender essential oil.  These oils add a lovely aroma to bath and body products. The essential oils from some of the pink and white flowered lavender cultivars have been blended with other essential oils to make beautiful perfumes.

Listed below are pink and white flowering lavender and lavandin cultivars that are usually available from Pacific Northwest growers.  However, some of them are hard to find and in short supply.

Pink & White Flowering Lavenders

Lavandula angustifolia cultivars

  • CULTIVAR NAME
  • Alpine Alba
  • Aimee Roberts
  • Arctic Snow
  • Blue Mountain White
  • Blushing Bride
  • Cedar Pink
  • Celestial Star
  • Chelsea Pink
  • Coconut Ice
  • Fairie Pink
  • Hidcote Pink
  • Lady Ann
  • Little Lottie
  • Melissa
  • Miss Katherine
  • Opal Rain
  • Pacific Pink
  • Pink or Jean Davis
  • Purity
  • St. Jean
  • White Dwarf
  • HEIGHT (Inches)
  • 6-8
  • 20-24
  • 15-18
  • 18-20
  • 15-18
  • 20-24
  • 20-24
  • 12-15
  • 20-24
  • 18-20
  • 20-24
  • 12-15
  • 15-18
  • 20-24
  • 18-20
  • 18-20
  • 20-24
  • 20-24
  • 15-18
  • 20-24
  • 12-15
  • SPECIAL FEATURES
  • Pure white flowers, rare
  • Light pink flowers
  • Pure white flowers
  • Pure white flowers
  • Light pink/white flowers
  • Medium pink flowers
  • Pure white flowers, long stems
  • Medium-dark pink flowers
  • Light pink/white flowers, long stems
  • Light pink flowers
  • Medium pink flowers
  • Light pink flowers
  • Light pink flowers
  • White/pink flowers
  • Violet/pink flowers, long stems
  • Large white/pink flowers, long stems
  • Mauve/pink flowers, long stems
  • Light pink flowers
  • Pure white flowers
  • Light pink flowers, long stems
  • Pure white flowers

White Flowering Lavandins

Lavandula x intermedia cultivars

  • CULTIVAR NAME
  • Edelweiss
  • White or Alba
  • HEIGHT (Inches)
  • 24-30
  • 24-30
  • SPECIAL FEATURES
  • Long white flower spikes & stems
  • Long, pure white flower spikes/stems

Contributed by

Chris Mulder, Barn Owl Nursery

Edited & formatted by

Michael Lemmers, RavenCroft