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Lavender Seeds
Lavandula angustifolia
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Cultivate a fragrant garden with our Lavender Seeds.
Perfect for adding a touch of beauty and relaxation to any outdoor space. Lavender is best loved for its pleasant scent. Grow and harvest your own lavender for use in teas, oils, and more. The plant is said to repel moths, flies, and mosquitoes.
- SKU: 142210
- Common Name: Lavender
- Botanical Name: Lavandula angustifolia
Growing Information
Safe
for Bees
Good For Pollinators
Grows
Best In:
Full Sun|Part Shade
Days to
Germination:
21 - 35 days
Water
Needs:
Average 2.5 cm (1-2") per week
Days to
Maturity:
90 days
Best
Container Size:
30 cm+ (12"+)
Growing Height:
60-90 cm (24-36")
Key Features
- Plant Type: Herb
- Plant Lifecycle: Perennial
- Seed Type: Heirloom
- Fill Weight (grams): 150 mg
- Approximate Seed Count: 130-140
- Characteristics: Fragrant | Attracts butterflies and pollinators | Cutting flower | Dried flower
- Planting Method: Start Indoors
- Colour: Purple
- Water Needs: Average 2.5 cm (1-2") per week
- Landscape Use: Edible Garden|Bedding
- Resistance: Deer|Rabbit
- Tolerance: Drought|Dry Soil
- Flavour: Floral with hints of mint and rosemary
- Preparation Ideas: How to dry lavender: Before the buds open, cut lavender at the base of stems. Try and get the longest stem possible on the flower. Leave leaves and stem in place so the plant can finish growing. Gather the lavender stems into bunch and cut the bottom off the bunch so the ends are even. Tie the stems with a rubber band. It is recommended to limit bundles to 3/4" around or smaller to allow for even drying and prevent mold and mildew from occurring. Keep winding the rubber band around the bunch so the stems are tightly secured but not crushed. Hang lavender bunches upside down in a dark place for 2 to 4 weeks. The lavender is dry when you brush the flowers they will fall easily from the stems. Dried flowers can be used in baking or put into sachets and placed in clothes closets for a sweet lavender scent.
Instructions
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Growing Instructions:
- Planting Depth: 3 mm (1/8")
- Seed Spacing: Sow lavender seeds roughly 2.5 cm (1") apart in rows, keeping rows approximately 25 cm (10") apart.
- Plant Spacing: 25 cm (10")
- Instructions for Nutrient Care: Feed plants SUPERthrive once per week. Mix 1.2 ml (1/4 tsp) per 4L (1 gallon) of water in a watering can and apply solution to the base of the plants.
Lavender seeds should be started indoors 8-10 weeks before the last frost in your area. Follow the seed depth and spacing guidelines indicated below. Once all danger of frost has passed, seedlings should be hardened off before planting in their growing location. Seedlings should be transplanted according to the plant spacing directions below. Regularly monitor your plants and ensure that the soil remains moist, while they establish themselves in their new environment.
Suggestions
Growing Suggestions:
- Regularly removing spent flowers, known as deadheading to tidy up the plant and to promote a second flowering.
- The flower stalks can be harvested and used fresh or dried.
- When picking flowers for fresh or dried bouquets, aim to select them when about three-quarters of the blooms in each flower head have opened. This usually corresponds to the time when the blossoms are opening at the base of the lavender flower spike and when they will be at the peak for fragrance and color. Cut the flower stalk below the first or second set of leaves at the base of the flower stalk. Harvest as soon as they are ready as the sun bleaches the color from lavender flowers. Click here to learn more about harvesting flowers.
- To dry lavender, gather the stems together with the flower heads lined up. Secure each bundle with two rubber bands, one just below the flower heads and the other at the base of the stems. Hang the bundles upside down in a warm and dark place, protecting them from sunlight to maintain their color. Place a sheet beneath the bundles to catch any fallen buds or blooms. Depending on humidity levels, the lavender should be dried and ready to use in seven to ten days.
- Prune 2-year and older plants in spring by cutting one-third of the woody stems. Doing so stimulates new growth, which results in better foliage and flowering.
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