{"id":611976773958,"date":"2025-10-16T16:41:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T16:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/uncategorized\/harvesting-lavender-flowers\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T11:33:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T11:33:41","slug":"harvesting-lavender-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/garden-plants\/harvesting-lavender-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvesting Lavender Flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"When should I harvest lavender for its oil?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Lavender flowers contain the most oil immediately after their full bloom, when the very first florets begin to wither, but most are still looking lovely.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Which lavender works best for oil, drying or cooking?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"For oil, Grosso produces more than any other variety and is the commercial standard worldwide. 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Hang bundles upside down somewhere dark and well ventilated, with something underneath to catch any heads that fall off.\"}}]}\n<\/script>\n<p>All the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/lavender-plants\">lavender plants<\/a> we sell have flowers suitable for drying or oil extraction, great for aromatherapy, chandlery and baking.<\/p>\n<h3>When should I harvest Lavender for its oil?<\/h3>\n<p>Lavender flowers contain the most oil <strong>immediately after their full bloom<\/strong>, when the very first florets begin to wither, but most are still looking lovely. <\/p>\n<figure class=\" size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cut-lavender-for-making-oils.jpg\" alt=\"Seasonal pruning of lavender.\" class=\"wp-image-14652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cut-lavender-for-making-oils.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cut-lavender-for-making-oils-300x164_9.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Which Lavender works best \u2014 for oil, drying or cooking?<\/h3>\n<p>It depends entirely on what you want to do with it, and we have strong views based on years of growing and using all three.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For oil:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/grosso-dutch-lavender-plants\">Grosso<\/a> is the commercial standard for a reason. It produces more lavender oil than any other variety and is the most widely grown for oil production in the world. If you are distilling your own oil or making room sprays, potpourri or candles, Grosso is your variety.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For drying and lavender bags:<\/strong> In our experience at home, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/hidcote-english-lavender-plants\">Hidcote<\/a> dries more beautifully than any other English lavender and makes a more effective lavender bag and moth preventative. We once put this to a French friend \u2014 born and bred in Provence, and understandably sceptical of anything non-French \u2014 who was grudgingly prepared to allow a dead heat in moth deterrence between Hidcote and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/dutch-lavandin-lavandula-intermedia-lavender-plants\">Lavandin<\/a>. We consider that high praise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For cooking:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/munstead-english-lavender-plants\">Munstead<\/a> is in a league of its own. Our lavender shortbread is made exclusively with Munstead, and we have yet to encounter a dissenting opinion among anyone who has tried it.<\/p>\n<p>Browse our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/best-oil-harvest-lavender-plants\">best varieties for harvest<\/a> if you want to see the range.<\/p>\n<h3>When should I harvest Lavender for dried flowers?<\/h3>\n<p>Harvest Lavender for drying earlier than for oil, when <strong>about half the buds<\/strong> on a <strong>flower head are still closed<\/strong>. They should stay in one piece after drying and being knocked around.<\/p>\n<p>To dry bundles of lavender flowers on the stalk, hang them upside down somewhere dark and well ventilated, with something underneath them to catch any heads that fall off.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related-questions\"><h3>Related Lavender Guides<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/garden-plants\/how-to-grow-lavender-plants\">How to grow lavender \u2014 planting, care and feeding<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/garden-plants\/how-to-prune-lavender\">How and when to prune lavender<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/garden-plants\/lavender-safe-cats-dogs\">Is lavender safe for cats and dogs?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<section class=\"prodshow-shopify-block\" \n         id=\"prodshow-block-1\"\n         >\n\t\n\t<div class=\"prodshow-container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Multiple Products\/Collection View -->\n\t\t\t<div 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