From Larkman Nursery in Australia comes this new, particularly early-flowering form of the wonderful Lavandula stoechas. For us, this is the only lavender species that endures our hot wet and cold wet weather. Lavandula ‘Winter Bee’ makes a 3′ wide x 2′ tall mound of grey-green foliage, topped in early April (NC) with short spikes ending in a dark purple bee-shaped flower head.
