Lavender Spanish Eyes (Lavandula Multifida Spanish Eyes) - Lavender is a natural choice for an herb garden, and this variety, Spanish Eyes, easily grows from Lavender seeds and is fast-growing. Spanish Eyes Lavender features masses of bright sky blue blooms with soft ferny foliage. The blooms are excellent for cutting. This variety is commonly called Fern Leaf Lavender or Egyptian Lavender. Use them in fresh arrangements or dry them for dried floral arrangements, potpourri, and crafts. Fernleaf Lavender herb plants are tender perennials. In USDA zones 8 and colder this variety will grow as an annual.

Lavandula Spanish Eyes will provide a lovely display all summer long, but to encourage continuous blooms, deadhead the spent flowers. Do not over water Lavender herb plants. Let the soil dry out between waterings. Place Lavender plants in full sun and in well-draining soil. If your soil holds water, plant the herb plants on a mound or in a raised bed. Spanish Eyes plants should be fertilized or composted with organic material regularly.

How To Grow Fernleaf Lavender: Start the Lavender seeds indoors 8 - 10 weeks before last frost. Use sterile starter mix and sow the herb seeds on the surface, pressing them into the soil. Cover the Fernleaf Lavender seeds very lightly as they need light for germination. Transplant the Lavender seedlings outdoors in mid-spring once frost danger has passed. Space the plants 15 - 18 inches apart. If growing as a perennial, trim plants back in spring to encourage their dense, rounded habit.