TRUE LAVENDER Seeds
Perennial Medicinal Fragrant
Great for dried
flowers. Flowers can be used to make essential oil. 2000 SEEDS
No Fillers – Pure Seed
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
FAST FACTS
HOW TO GROW LAVENDER
Special sowing
instructions: Lavender seeds can take 60 days to germinate. Stratification and
light aid germination. ... For indoor, spring sowing, place the seeds in a
small container with moist (not soggy) medium in a sealed bag or container
(cover to retain moisture) and place in refrigerator for 3–6 weeks.
Lavender is a popular
perennial garden plant found around the world. Despite lavender being hardy
perennial garden plants, they need to be well-tended during their first few
weeks. Propagating lavender plants from seed can be challenging as they are
slow to germinate.
Cold stratification is a
process required for some seeds. After sowing, a cold period and then a warm
period is required to break dormancy and allow germination. Some gardeners
suggest cold-stratifying lavender seeds by placing them in moist soil in a cold
greenhouse or refrigerator for two to seven weeks before moving them onto
heat.
Nevertheless, much personal
satisfaction can be gained from growing your lavender plants from seed! With
time and patience on your side, visions of sweet-smelling lavender is in your
near future.
WHEN & HOW TO PLANT
LAVENDER SEEDS
Prepare the lavender
seeds for sowing three months before the last spring frost. Store them in a
plastic bag filled with moistened sphagnum moss inside the refrigerator for
five weeks. Remoisten the sphagnum whenever it feels dry. This process is
called cold stratification, a technique used to simulate the real-world
conditions a seed would receive outdoors after the winter gives way to a warm,
wet spring.
Remove the lavender
seeds from the refrigerator after the cold stratification period. Allow them to
reach room temperature while preparing a sowing container for them.
Fill a 2” deep nursery
tray with a mixture of equal parts washed medium-grit sand and seed-starting
compost. Mist this sand mixture until it is saturated, then let the excess
water drain off. Once established, lavender can tolerate a variety of growing
conditions, but to get started this plant thrives best under warm, sunny
conditions in well-drained soil.
Create shallow, 1/8”
deep furrows across the surface of the sand mixture. Drop the lavender seeds
into the furrows, aiming for one seed every inch. Sprinkle a very thin layer of
sand over the lavender seeds so they are barely covered but still exposed to
the light. Lavender seeds need light to germinate, so be sure not to bury them.
Mist the sand heavily to settle it around the seeds.
Place your tray or pots
where they will receive 8-10 hours of sun exposure daily. Use a cold frame
outdoors or a sunny window indoors. Soil should remain 75-80 degrees Fahrenheit
during the day and as low as 55F at night. Consider using a warming mat to provide
these temperatures if your weather does not comply.
Use a sheet of plastic
to hold in the warmth and moisture, ensuring that the plastic never touches the
soil or seedlings. Leave one side open to allow some moisture to escape.
Whenever the sand mixture feels dry on the surface, mist with a water bottle so
as not to disturb the seeds.
If provided with
constant light exposure and warm growing medium, your lavender seeds will
germinate in two to three weeks and will be ready for transplant within one to
two months.
LAVENDER GROWING GUIDE
One week after germination
transplant your lavender seedlings into individual 4” pots filled with the
sandy potting mix. If you started in a large tray, thin your seedlings to one
every 2-3 inches.
Grow your newly
transplanted seedlings in partial sun for one to two months, then transplant
them into a sunny garden bed with fast-draining soil.
As lavender is native to
arid regions, the plant will not tolerate moist or overly wet conditions. They
should be located in areas with adequate drainage and spaced far enough apart
to ensure good air circulation. This will help reduce the chance of developing
root rot.
ENJOY!
The best time to cut and
harvest the flowers of lavender is the second flowering season. Start off on a
dry, sunny day preferably between June to September. Pruning should be ideally
done just before the growing season, which is early spring.
COLD STRATIFICATION
HOW TO COLD STRATIFY
SEEDS
Everyone wants plants.
Now. But there are a small group of seeds that require a special treatment
before they will even germinate in a climate that has temperatures below
freezing. This process is called “Cold Stratification.” There are two ways to
accomplish this.
Fall Planting
If time is not a
problem, you can put them in the ground in fall and let them go through a
winter. They will sprout next year, but not flower. The following year, having
gone through two winters, they will return and bloom as expected.
If you are planting
poppies direct sowing is recommended in late fall or early spring for zones 2-8
Create a "False
Winter"
The second way to do
this, if you want to save time, is to create a “false winter.” What this does is trick the seeds into
thinking they have been in the ground for an entire year. All they need is to be in your refrigerator
for at least 2 ½ months.
About 3 months before
spring, place seeds in a plastic bag with a handful of slightly dampened, clean
peat, paper towel, or a mix of clean peat and sand.
Seal and label the bag
with seed name and date, then store in the refrigerator (not freezer) for at
least 2½ mos. before planting in spring. (The cold period mimics a full
winter’s cold.)
Once your seed has been
treated, it’s ready to plant when spring arrives.
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