Herb
Royal Velvet
B tier
Royal Velvet is a deep-coloured English lavender cultivar with velvety dark purple spikes and rich fragrance—popular for ornamental hedges and dried culinary buds that look almost black-purple in jars. Flavour tracks quality angustifolia: floral, sweet, potent. Dry thoroughly before grinding into sugar.
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BakingDecorative CulinaryDried BudSugar
Traits
AromaticDeep PurpleEnglish TypeRichStrong ScentVelvet PurpleVisual Bud
History
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Royal Velvet was selected for deep purple English lavender display.
Nurseries promoted Royal Velvet for colour-rich hedges.
Culinary dryers used Royal Velvet for dark bud appearance.
Royal Velvet remained a named premium angustifolia cultivar.