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