This lovely white lavender makes a change from the more traditional purple varieties the pure white flower spikes of lavender x intermedia 39edelweiss39 appear in july and august above the aromatic evergreen leaves attracting bees to the nectar45rich blooms the delicious fragrance is a favourite with humans too and these scented blooms on tall thin stems work well as cut flowers in a flower arrangement and are excellent for drying too this shrub also known as lavandin is perfect