All Lavenders put on a show when they bloom but this new selection from New Zealand is ready to raise the bar on showiness to a whole new level. The plant itself is dense with upright growing stems packed with tightly held grayish-green foliage that is very highly scented, forming a compact, compressed mound of a plant lends itself well to grouping or formal hedging. Flower stems rise above the foliage in June in unprecedented numbers opening to a sea of violet blue spikes that is so intense the foliage is obscured at times. This massive show of color continues throughout the summer and its intensity combined with this plant’s outstanding form and fragrance will blow you away! Violet Intrigue, like all Lavenders, crave full sun and insist on outstanding drainage in order to survive and thrive

A slightly smaller version of ‘Hidcote’ with flowers of a paler lavender color. Needs well-drained soils. Many uses for its fragrant leaves and flowers. June-September.

A dense, full plant with fragrant deep lavender flowers and grayish green, needle-like fragrant foliage. Plant in groups in very well-drained soil.

The grey-green foliage forms a compact mound topped with plump, rich violet purple flower wands that are perfect for cutting for fresh and dried bouquets. Great in landscapes and containers.

Brighten up any partial shade or shade area with this durable creeper with nearly luminescent chartreuse to golden foliage. Foliage emerges in the early spring with the force of the sun and fills in quickly to form a low, dense, spreading mat. Its chartreuse foliage ages with a little more green color and also gives rise to numerous short spikes of small pink flowers in April continuing into June adding to this plant’s already colorful good looks.

Blue-green leaves have shining silver centers. The abundant purple blooms add just enough color to make this plant subtle yet spectacular! Blooms April through June. A great plant for the shade!

Wimpy is not one of the words you would use to describe this improved selection, in fact, robust would better fit the bill once you saw its thick, full foliage that’s mostly silver with deep green fringing that forms a low, dense, spreading mat of color in the garden. You’ll be amazed at how much more vital this foliage and the plant itself look in comparison to other Lamium. Its robust spikes of deep purple, small, snapdragon-like flowers in June and July will confirm in your mind that this plant is a sun or shade groundcover ready to take on any landscape.

Infinitini crapemyrtles are compact varieties with loads of flowers. This compact, low arching plant has plenty of showy lavender-purple flowers. This plant fits easily into landscapes and container designs. Has shown good overwinter survival in Happy Valley, PA.