Vera Lavender
Vera Lavender
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Ships from St. Clair, MI, shipping is the maker's own rate, shown at checkout.
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Vera Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia, syn. L. vera) is a highly fragrant true lavender widely used for soap making, essential oils, tea, and baking. It flowers in its second year with an abundance of deep violet blooms on 5 to 7 inch stalks, attracting honeybees and other pollinators, and it looks great in containers.
At a glance
- Botanical name: Lavandula angustifolia (syn. L. vera)
- Type: heirloom, open-pollinated perennial herb
- Non-GMO
- Blooms: deep violet, on 5 to 7 inch stalks (second year)
- Hardiness: Zones 5 to 8
- Sun: full sun
- Attracts: honeybees and pollinators
Best for
- Soap and essential oil making
- Teas and culinary baking
- Cut and dried flowers
- Pollinator gardens
- Containers and borders
How to grow
Sow seeds shallowly in full sun and well-drained soil; cold stratification improves germination. Plants typically flower in their second year. Keep on the drier side once established, and harvest flower stalks for fresh or dried use. It returns each year in Zones 5 to 8.
About MIgardener
MIgardener is a Michigan-based family company offering affordable heirloom and non-GMO seeds to help home gardeners grow more for less.
- Packed and shipped by the maker, never a warehouse
- Mix any makers in one cart, one checkout, no account
- Perishables go out Monday to Wednesday in insulated packaging
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