Lavender Lavendula Angustifolia Hidcote Blue

Lavender Lavendula Angustifolia Hidcote Blue

Lavender Lavendula Angustifolia Hidcote Blue. A compact strain with grey foliage and dark purple blue flowers ‘ 35cm.

Cultivation Advice Lavender Lavendula Angustifolia Hidcote Blue

• Lavender tolerates various types of soils, but does best in dry, sandy, well-drained alkaline soil in full sun.
• Start seeds indoors or in a propagator from 10 to 12 weeks before your last spring frost date at a minimum temp of 70 degrees.
• To increase the speed of germination, chill the seeds in the refrigerator for a week before planting.
• Plant seeds no deeper than 6 mm (1/4 inch). Seeds take from 14 to 28 days to germinate.
• When large enough to handle, plant seedlings on and transfer gradually outside after all danger of frost is past.
• Please note Lavender is slow to germinate and is a slow grower once established.
• Add liquid fertilizer regularly to potted plants to encourage flowering.
• Although English lavender can live 20 to 30 years,
• it becomes untidy after a few years, so trim plants back in spring and again in early fall.
• Please Note – Lavender seeds are by nature ‘ low and slow’ germinators and one of the harder varieties to grow from seed.
• Lavender seeds have a short shelf life (these are the freshest possible),
• and therefore the germination rate (how many seeds out of 100 come up) is usually pretty low.
• They can also take a long time to sprout (two weeks or more) and this increases the risk of fungal problems,
• with the potential for seed to rot if insufficient temperature is provided.