Lavandula angustifolia Seeds | Provence Blue Lavender
LATIN NAME: Lavandula angustifolia
COMMON NAME: Provence Blue Lavender
Plant Profile
Provence Blue Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) grows as a herb in the mint family. The Provence lavender wavers grey-green wands above narrow, silvery leaves, the whole clump standing in the fine, aromatic look of the sunny herb border. It is a plant of open, sunny, light, gritty, well-drained ground. These traits together are what have kept the plant in gardens for so long.
Science & Biotechnology
Seed science, comparative botany and horticultural selection all touch on Lavandula angustifolia, a representative of the mint family with clear practical value. Contemporary seed practice means a grower can raise it confidently with standard techniques.
Uses & Benefits
In the garden, Provence Blue Lavender earns its place in borders, containers and mixed plantings, and it also rewards growers who raise plants for cutting, drying or kitchen use. The Provence lavender is a fine, useful plant of sunny herb border and study collection. It is a fine, useful plant of open, sunny, light, gritty, well-drained garden.Sow Provence seeds in a fine, sandy grit kept barely moist. Getting it going is easy; keeping it going is easier still.
Lavender is aromatherapy’s cornerstone: its essential oil, standardized as the oral preparation Silexan, has clinical-trial support for anxiety, and lavender baths, sachets and teas are among the oldest calming remedies in Europe. It is also one of the great bee plants.
Growing from Seed
Provence Blue Lavender grows readily from seed. Surface-sow onto a light, well-drained compost, dust over a thin covering, and keep evenly moist and sunny until the seedlings show. When the young plants are big enough to handle, space them into pots or a nursery row and let them size up before their final move.
Our Take
Provence Blue Lavender settles in quickly once it finds its footing. It is a solid representative of the Lavandula group, true to type from seed. Even moisture while the seed is chitting is the main thing; afterwards it largely looks after itself.
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