Tiedra · Lavender
Valladolid · Castilla y León
67 % were left standing: fields not harvested this year (abandoned or unprofitable at current prices) or that the satellite never saw being cut.
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Fields of lavender and lavandin surround Tiedra, in the Montes Torozos of Valladolid province. They turn the landscape violet in July, especially in the first fortnight, and harvesting usually begins around the last week of the month.
What grows here
Rain-fed lavender and lavandin, introduced in the late 2000s as an alternative to cereals. The flowers are distilled on the edge of the village for essential oil, and the distillery handles the crop from hundreds of hectares in the area.
Municipalities
Tiedra
Usual season
From early July to late July
A guide based on past years, not a forecast: every year is different.
Did you know?
In August 2019 Tiedra opened Spain’s first interpretation centre devoted to lavender, next to the distillery and complete with a trial field of different varieties.
Tell me when it blooms
We will email you when flowering starts. One email per season, no advertising.
When it happens
Usual range: the dates between which it has happened in past years, with a few days' margin. Once the satellite sees it, it is marked as seen.
Fields
Each lavender field: standing, probably harvested (the satellite has seen the drop once) or harvested (confirmed).
Past seasons
| Year | Bloom | Starts | Ends | Not cut |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 27 Jul | 20 Aug | 67 % |
| 2025 | — | 26 Jul | 9 Aug | 19 % |
| 2024 | — | 29 Jul | 20 Aug | 10 % |
| 2023 | — | 27 Jul | 11 Aug | 5 % |
| 2022 | — | 27 Jul | 27 Jul | 18 % |
| 2021 | — | 22 Jul | 21 Aug | 5 % |
| 2020 | — | 22 Jul | 16 Aug | 10 % |
| 2019 | — | 7 Aug | 12 Aug | 48 % |
| 2018 | — | 7 Aug | 1 Sept | 29 % |
| 2017 | — | — | — | — |
Starts: 10 % of fields seen cut. Ends: 90 % of what gets cut that season. Not cut: lavender fields not seen cut that year; when there are many (2019, 2026) the end comes early even though much is left standing.
2026: live, we saw the harvest start on 3 Aug, with 67 % left uncut at the end; revised with every satellite image, it started on 27 Jul and 67 % was left uncut. The table uses the revised figure, as in every other year.
Bloom is estimated from photos and forecasts (±1 week); harvest is measured by satellite.