Amia Seeds - Lavender

Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) is a perennial aromatic shrub with blue-violet flower spikes and narrow, silvery leaves. Its unmistakable scent is used in cosmetics, scented sachets and aromatherapy, and its flowers are highly melliferous. The plant is drought-resistant and prefers full sun and poor, well-drained, chalky soils. It strongly attracts bees and butterflies, making it a valuable ecological plant. Lavender combines beauty, fragrance and usefulness, and is loved the world over.

How to grow

• Sowing method: Under cover (cold frame, greenhouse or tunnel)

• Transplant age: 60–70 days

• Transplanting: Yes

• Where it grows: Open ground · Pot min. 3 L · Balcony · Window box

Growing data

• Botanical name: Lavandula angustifolia
• Family: Lamiaceae
• Source / line: AMIA
• Seed type: Standard
• Quantity: 0.3 g
• Exposure: Sun
• Soil: Fertile, well drained
• Water needs: Little watering
• Sowing depth: 0.5 cm
• Spacing between plants: 40 cm
• Germination: 14–30 days at 18–20 °C (sown under cover; not sown directly)
• Height: 40-70 cm
• Product code: AM575

Companion planting

• Good companions: Rose

Tips

• Perennial: it overwinters and starts again in spring.

• Cut back after flowering to keep the plant bushy.