Lavender English Tall/Vera

This is the tall, old-fashioned, wonderfully fragrant lavender that is an extremely valuable and easy to use household herb, an important ingredient in fragrance sachets and potpourris, an excellent cut and dried flower for arrangements, and a most useful component of innumerable craft projects. Drought tolerant; perfect for rock gardens, or as a short hedge, and a pollinator favorite. Perennial in USDA zone 5 and warmer, otherwise grown as an annual. Deer resistant.

When to sow outside: 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, as soon as soil can be worked, or late fall in any climate.

When to start inside: RECOMMENDED.

10 to 12 weeks before your average last frost date. Transplant seedlings after your average last frost date.

Special germination instructions: Seeds sprout better after stratification - a moist, cold treatment. Instructions inside packet.