Growing requirements before investing the time and resources into growing lavender from seed, make sure that your garden in suitable for lavender cultivation For our climate, english lavenders (lavandula angustifolia) are the best bet. It's a mediterranean plant that likes hot, dry conditions
Give it too much pampering, and it sulks. First, it is important to choose the correct species and variety Check out the largest plant identification database in the world
A thread in the georgia gardening forum, titled best lavender for ga? Recently, i had the remarkable experience of visiting a lavender farm in washington state, where i picked up some great tips for harvesting and using lavender we were traveling to a family wedding and planned to spend a day on whidbey island, near seattle in the puget sound Of course, i had to do an online search for a list of local attractions. Since lavender needs a long growing season to produce the flowers, they need to be started now, but also require stratification (cool temps before sowing)
Wintersowing is an option, but they probably won't germinate for at least a month. How do i grow lavender in the new york area