Herb
Munstead
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Munstead is an early-flowering English lavender with lavender-blue spikes and a soft, sweet perfume linked to Gertrude Jekyll’s Munstead Wood. Slightly paler than Hidcote, excellent for culinary bud harvest and informal hedges. Dry flower heads for baking and potpourri-grade kitchen jars. Mild enough for beginners who fear soapy lavender desserts.
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CulinaryEarlyEarly FlowerEnglish ClassicSoft BlueSoft SweetSweet
History
GB
Munstead lavender was selected in connection with Gertrude Jekyll’s garden work.
GB
English nurseries spread Munstead as a reliable early angustifolia.
Culinary herb farms included Munstead in English lavender mixes.
Munstead stayed a top-named culinary and garden English lavender.