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Lavender from seed
Lavandula angustifolia
- Sowing depth
- barely covered
- Days to germinate
- 14 to 21 days
- Light
- Needs light: press onto the surface
- Before sowing
- Nothing needed
- Spacing
- 12 to 18 in (30 to 45 cm)
Sowing
Start indoors in spring (Johnny's: 14 to 21 days). The seed needs light, so surface-sow and press in.
Care and transplanting
Full sun, sharp drainage, lean soil. Trim lightly each year.
Problems
Wet, rich soil rots plants. Seedlings are slow for months; be patient.
Saving seed
Collect from dry flower spikes; named varieties do not come true from seed.