Fothergill's Lavender Munstead Strain Seeds

Details:

• Botanical Name: Lavandula angustifolia, a highly resilient, classic true English Lavender strain named after Gertrude Jekyll’s famous Munstead Wood garden.
• Plant Class: Hardy Shrub, establishing a permanent, woody evergreen structure that brings fragrance, colour, and form to your garden year after year.
• Growth Habit: Reaches a balanced medium height of 60cm (24in) with a compact, bushy habit, creating a neat and uniform outline when planted in groups.
• Sensory Appeal: Features highly aromatic, narrow leaves and beautiful blue-violet flower spikes that release a rich, soothing fragrance whenever brushed against.
• Sunlight Position: Thrives best when positioned in full sun, which concentrates its essential oils and encourages a heavy, uniform explosion of summer blooms.
• Wildlife Friendly: Highly attractive to bees and butterflies, serving as an invaluable, nectar-rich resource for native pollinators during the peak summer months.
• Domestic Utility: The long-lasting, highly fragrant blooms are perfect for home harvesting; dry the flower heads to create traditional potpourri or scented linen sachets.

Care & Growing Instructions:

• Sowing Position: Sow under cover in free-draining, gritty compost. Plant out into light, sharply drained soil in a warm, open position. This variety performs exceptionally well in poor, sandy, or alkaline soils and dislikes waterlogged winter ground.
• Maintenance: A highly resilient and drought-tolerant choice once established. To maintain a tight, bushy shape and prevent the base from becoming bare and woody, clip the plants back lightly in late summer immediately after flowering, avoiding cutting into old wood.