What varieties of lavender are best for making lavender wands?
It is easier to make lavender wands from the flowering stems of the Lavandins, (Lavandula x intermedia) cultivars. All can be used, but the longest stems come from: Dutch, Dutch Mill, Fragant Memories, Grappenhall, Hidcote Giant, Old English, Provence, Seal, Spike, Sussex and White. The longer the stems the easier it is to weave the ribbon between the stems. Some of the English lavender cultivars that have longer stems can make nice wands, (even though they are shorter wands.) They are: Ana Luisa, Andreas, Buena Vista, Grey Lady, Jennifer, Nana Atropurpurea, Richard Gray, Silver Frost, Summerland Supreme, Twickel Purple.
