100 seeds / packet
1. Short Description
126 – 140 days. Munstead lavender seeds are an elegant herbaceous perennial that promise to grow classic year-round color to your seasonal garden. Munstead seeds grow trim and fragrant 18” tall lavender ideal as an aromatic hedge along walkways, fences, or anywhere near a window. Munstead is native to the Mediterranean and thrives in similarly dry and moderate gardens. Munstead lavender seeds are a "true lavender" grown commercially for essential oils, perfumes, potpourris, and dried herbal sachets around the world. 1000 seeds.
2. More Details and tips:
Growing Munstead Lavender Garden Seeds
- Taxonomy: Lavandula angustifolia
- Other Names: English Lavender, Common Lavender, True Lavender
- Seed Type: Perennial
- Sow Indoors or Outdoors: Munstead lavender seeds are hardy full sun performers and most commonly sown directly after the frost but, for earliest blooms, begin seeds 6 – 8 weeks prior to the frost. Lavender will take 14 – 21 days to germinate in full lighting.
- Days to Maturity: 126 – 140 days
- Hardiness Zone: 5 – 9
- Planting Depth: Plant 2 – 3 seeds ¼” deep
- Plant Spacing: 18”
- Growth Habit: 18” tall shrubby upright with a 12 – 18” spread of classic 3” purple English lavender heads
- Soil Preference: Average, medium dry, well-drained
- Light Preference: Full sun
- Diseases/Pests/Troubleshooting: Munstead lavender is a vigorous full sun performer and known to tolerate gardens prone to drought and poor soils. Do not overwater since lavender will perform poorly in oversaturated gardens which can lead to root rot, leaf spots, and may not survive perennially over the winter. Trim back plants every 3 years to control size and promote new robust growth. Lavender has no serious pests.
- Color: Classic lavender heads atop light spiked greens
Munstead lavender seeds are hardy full sun performers and most commonly sown directly after the frost but, for earliest blooms, begin seeds 6 – 8 weeks prior to the frost. Lavender will take 14 – 21 days to germinate in full lighting. Plant 2 – 3 Munstead lavender seeds ¼” deep and 18” apart in average, medium dry, and well-drained soil in full sun. Munstead lavender is a vigorous full sun performer and known to tolerate gardens prone to drought and poor soils. Do not overwater since lavender will perform poorly in oversaturated gardens which can lead to root rot, leaf spots, and may not survive perennially over the winter. Trim back plants every 3 years to control size and promote new robust growth. Lavender has no serious pests. Munstead lavender seeds are herbaceous perennials that mature in 126 – 140 days as 18” tall shrubby uprights with a 12 – 18” spread of classic 3” purple English lavender heads atop robust green spikes.
Although commonly known as English lavender, Lavandula angustifolia is actually native to the cool Mediterranean nations of Spain, France, Italy, and Croatia. This “true lavender” variety is commercially planted for harvesting its oils for use in perfumes and essential oils. The species was once classified as Lavandula officinalis, the species name officinalis referring to its medicinal properties. However, the species was reclassified as angustifolia, which is simply translated from Latin meaning “narrow leaf.”
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