SPERLI Lavendel Blaues Wunder

True lavender with lilac flowers in July and August: fragrant, hardy and perennial, 40–50 cm tall – for sunny beds and edgings.

The story

Origins & history

True lavender is at home in the dry, sunny mountain regions of the western Mediterranean. Its name is usually traced back to the Latin “lavare”, to wash, because it was added to washing and bath water early on. Through monastery gardens it spread northwards.

Uses

Lavender is a classic bedding and edging plant for sunny gardens. Dried flower spikes stay fragrant for a long time in bouquets and in sachets in the linen cupboard. A light trim after flowering keeps the plants compact.

Meaning

The flowering lavender fields of Provence have become a symbol of the southern French summer. In the language of flowers, lavender stands for devotion and quiet attentiveness.

A thought for giving

Lavender is hardy: it survives the cold season and flowers again the following summer. A wish for anyone who is going through a winter right now.

At a glance

• Contents: 1 packet for approx. 150 plants
• Botanical name: Lavandula angustifolia
• Life cycle: perennial
• Height: 40–50 cm
• Position: sunny
• Sow indoors: February–April
• Sow outdoors: April–May
• Flowering: July–August
• Sowing depth: 0–0.5 cm
• Germination temperature: 18–22 °C
• Germination time: 14–21 days
• Plant spacing: 30 cm
• Row spacing: 30 cm
• Seed type: loose seed
• Fragrant: yes
• Hardy: yes

How to sow

1. Start indoors from February to April, in Anzuchterde in the Anzuchthaus PRO24; in April and May you can also sow directly.
2. Cover the seeds only very thinly (0–0.5 cm).
3. Keep moist at 18–22 °C – germination takes 14–21 days.
4. Plant in a sunny spot, 30 cm apart; one portion is enough for about 150 plants.

Delivery time: 1–2 weeks. Manufacturer: SPERLI GmbH. Seeds, not a plant – the image shows the original packet.

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