white lavender?

Schmitt100

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Dec 3, 1997, 3:00:00 AM12/3/97

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Greetings!

In my perusings through many magazines and catalogs, I thought that I had seen
somewhere a white flowering lavender, but now I cannot find it anywhere! Was I
imaging this? If not, where would I be able to find plants/seeds? Thanks for
all help!

Rebecca

Darin Deitz

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Dec 3, 1997, 3:00:00 AM12/3/97

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Shepherd's Garden Seeds has white lavender ("Alba") in plant form. Here's
the address:
http://www.shepherdseeds.com/

I don't think you can view it in their online catalog, but you can request a
hard copy. Good luck!

Brina

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David Deutsch (Gondwana Gardens)

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> > Greetings!
> >
> > In my perusings through many magazines and catalogs, I thought that I had
> seen
> > somewhere a white flowering lavender, but now I cannot find it anywhere!
> Was I
> > imaging this? If not, where would I be able to find plants/seeds? Thanks
> for
> > all help!
> >
> > Rebecca
> >

There are other while lavenders, as well as a pink lavender.

David Deutsch

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Jacqueline L. Healy

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Dec 5, 1997, 3:00:00 AM12/5/97

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There is a white lavender called (L. x intermedia 'Alba'). The wholeseller
who supplies it to retailers and garden centers is Blooming Nursery.

Lmesor

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Dec 5, 1997, 3:00:00 AM12/5/97

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>In my perusings through many magazines and catalogs, I thought that I had
>seen
>somewhere a white flowering lavender, but now I cannot find it anywhere!

Weiss Brothers Nursery in their 1995 catalog listsLavandula intermedia 'White
Spike.' Their address is 11690 Colfax Highway; Grass Valley, CA 95945. I
haven't gotten a more recent catalog, so don't know if they still list it.

High Country Gardens lists Lavandula x intermedia "Alba" in their 1997 catalog.
They describe it as a zone 5-10 plant, 24 x 24, and say that it is a vigorous
but hard to find cultivar with fragrant pure white flowers. Their toll free
number is 1-800-925-9387

Mmm fragrant pure white flowers. Gotta have it.

L. M. Rose, Spokane, zone 5
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David Deutsch (Gondwana Gardens)

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Well, we're test-growing the stuff (Lavandula angustifolia ‘Nana Rosea’
and Lavandula spica ‘Alba’), and I will admit the plants have a very
nice, compact, rounded habit. But the white cultivar's flowers just
aren't that showy for my taste. The petals really dont expand beyond the
flower spike too much so although they are, indeed white, there isn't
much of a color display. The Rose-colored cultivar is better but I
guess I am just prejudiced in favor of the bold burples that seem to
catch the eye so much more.

Nevertheless, the flowers aren't that important to me because the habit
is quite nice, and the silvery leaf color is a nice accent against our
tan mulch. Lavenders naturally do very well in our hot dry summers, but
if you have wet cloudy conditions with poor drainage, they will sulk and
never reach their full glory.

Granted, these are different cultivars from the ones the previous
posters were discussing, so I'd be very interested to hear from the
original poster when she/he gets the plants going, about what the
flowers are like.

Cheers,

David Deutsch

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