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English Lavender Seeds
Known as the "Queen of the Scented Garden", Lavender is highly valued for cutting, drying and essential oils. The Romans used lavenders to wash. The name lavender is, in fact, derived from the Latin word "lavare" which means "to wash".
English Lavender gets its name from its beginnings in the England's lavender oil industry in the 1700s. English Lavender is now the most popular garden lavender in North America and it is also referred to as "true" lavender.
Due to its great xeric qualities, Lavender has gained great popularity in the 20th century as a landscaping plant. Lavender, along with herbs such as sage, rosemary and oregano, belongs to the mint family.
Lavender flowers have been extensively used in herbalism for their medicinal properties and for their yield of lavender oil, a highly effective essential oil with very sweet overtones. Lavender is also prized in beauty products for its light floral scent and it is commonly used it in cosmetics, perfumes, salves, soaps, shampoos, and sachets for scenting clothes.
Lavender has many other uses including: baking, aromatherapy, drying, cutting, insecticides, depression, anxiety, snake bites, and insomnia.
Also available:
Dried Lavender Flowers
Old Fashioned English Lavender Plant |
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Additional Seed Details
- Family: Lamiaceace (lay-mee-AY-see-ee)
- Genus: Lavandula (lav-AN-dew-lah)
- Species: angustifolia (an-gus-tee-FOH-lee-uh)
- Cultivar: English Lavender
- Category: Herb, Shrub, Perennial
- Seed Type: Open Pollinated, Heirloom
- Height: 18-24 in. (45-60 cm), 24-36 in (60-90 cm)
- Spacing: 15-18 in. (38-45 cm), 18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
- Germination Time: 2 weeks or more
- Days to Maturity: May transplant after avg of 56 days. Maturity in 820+ days.
- Sun Exposure: Full Sun , Sun to Partial Shade
- Danger: N/A
- Bloom Color: Pink, Purple
- Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring/Early Summer
- Foliage: Grown for foliage, Evergreen, Silver/Grey, Aromatic
- Soil Requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic), 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral), 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline), 7.8 to 8.5 (alkaline)
- Propagation Methods: From seed, sow indoors before last frost or sow directly to soil after last frost.
- Other Details: Average water needs; water regularly; do not over water. This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and birds. Drought-tolerant and suitable for xeriscaping. Resistant to deer. Flowers are good for cutting, drying and preserving.
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