Herb Specifications
- Season: Perennial
- USDA Zones: 5 - 9
- Height: 18 - 20 inches
- Bloom Season: Early summer to late summer
- Bloom Color: Dark blue
- Environment: Full sun
- Soil Type: Gritty, well-drained and slightly alkaline soils preferred, pH 6.5 - 7.5
- Deer Resistant: Yes
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 72 - 75F
- Average Germ Time: 14 - 21 days
- Light Required: Yes
- Depth: Cover seed lightly with soil after sowing
- Sowing Rate: 5 seeds per plant
- Moisture: Keep moist until germination
- Plant Spacing: 20 inches
- Care & Maintenance: See: Lavender
Lavender Munstead (Lavandula Angustifolia Munstead) - Start this aromatic herb for the garden by sowing Lavender seed and watch the humming birds and bees come to enjoy the sweetness. Lavender Munstead is the most popular Lavender grown in the United States. It is one of the richest in essential oils, and it has a more compact habit and earlier-blooming flowers.
Grow in a well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in an open, sunny spot. Lavenders demand sharp-draining soils, never rich, damp and soggy. If your soil is heavy, it's worth to mix in some sand or gravel before you plant, and perhaps create little mounds for your plants so each one drains quickly. Trim Lavender back in spring to encourage bushier growth; also deadhead after flowering.
Sow Lavender herb seeds indoors 8 - 10 weeks before last frost. Use sterile starter mix and sow herb seeds on the surface, pressing them into the soil. Cover the Lavender Munstead seeds very lightly as they need light for germination. Transplant outdoors in mid-spring once frost danger has passed.
