Hybrid Lavender 'Sawyers' (Lavandula 'Sawyers'): Silver Foliage and Fragrant Blooms

Botanical Profile

Family: Lamiaceae (lay-mee-AY-see-ee)
Genus: Lavandula (lav-AN-dew-lah)
Cultivar: 'Sawyers' (also known as 'Quicksilver')
Synonym: Lavandula × chaytorea

Description

'Sawyers' is a compact, hybrid lavender forming a dense mound 18–24 inches tall and wide. The foliage is exceptionally silver-white, providing year-round interest. In early to mid-summer, it bears abundant spikes of fragrant, lavender-blue flowers on sturdy stems. The combination of intensely silver leaves and prolific blooms makes it a standout.

Cultivation

Requires full sun, excellent drainage, and alkaline, lean soil. Drought tolerant once established. Hardy in zones 5–9. Prune lightly after flowering and again in early spring to maintain shape. Avoid wet winter soils and heavy mulch. Good resistance to root rot.

Garden Uses

The silver foliage is a powerful design element—use as a focal point, in mass plantings, or to contrast with green and purple-leaved plants. Excellent for Mediterranean gardens, rockeries, containers, and herb gardens. Flowers for cutting, drying, and culinary use. Highly attractive to bees and butterflies. Deer and rabbit resistant.

Notes

A hybrid of L. lanata (woolly lavender) and L. angustifolia, combining the best traits of both: silver foliage from the former, hardiness and flower quality from the latter.