The Story
Lavendula angustifolia
- Perennial
- Full Sun
- Attracts bees and butterflies
- Vividly Coloured with a classic fragrance
- Extremely versatile
- Richly aromatic plants
- Perfect as a low hedge or path edging
A compact plant with deep blue flowers and contrasting foliage. Lovely as a fragrant low hedge or border edging. Lavender is unbeatable as a low growing hedge, the flowers may be used to scent drawers of linen or in potpourri.
Approx. 100 seeds
Sow indoors, February-June, 0.5cm (¼”) deep, in a tray of compost. Water well and place in a cold frame, unheated greenhouse, or on a warm kitchen windowsill. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 21-50 days. Pot on individually, when large enough to handle, to 7.5cm (3") pots. Always hold by a leaf, never by the stem. Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions (avoid frosts), before planting out, into well-drained soil, September-October, 30cm (12") apart. Flowers: July-September, the following year.
Description
Lavendula angustifolia
- Perennial
- Full Sun
- Attracts bees and butterflies
- Vividly Coloured with a classic fragrance
- Extremely versatile
- Richly aromatic plants
- Perfect as a low hedge or path edging
A compact plant with deep blue flowers and contrasting foliage. Lovely as a fragrant low hedge or border edging. Lavender is unbeatable as a low growing hedge, the flowers may be used to scent drawers of linen or in potpourri.
Approx. 100 seeds
Sow indoors, February-June, 0.5cm (¼”) deep, in a tray of compost. Water well and place in a cold frame, unheated greenhouse, or on a warm kitchen windowsill. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 21-50 days. Pot on individually, when large enough to handle, to 7.5cm (3") pots. Always hold by a leaf, never by the stem. Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions (avoid frosts), before planting out, into well-drained soil, September-October, 30cm (12") apart. Flowers: July-September, the following year.
