(Lavandula angustifolia ‘Vera')
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Vera Lavender is a perennial herb that is native to Europe but can commonly be found growing in gardens throughout the United States. At maturity, this plant reaches a height of 18-36” and features square-shaped stems, 2 ½” silvery gray/green narrow leaves, and terminal spikes of fragrant lavender flowers. This plant grows in a container, attracts bees, butterflies, and hoverflies, repels mice, tolerates deer, is rabbit safe, is used to flavor perfume and soap, tolerates drought and frost, is used to make cleansing agents, detergents, essential oils, insecticides, and potpourri, and is both edible and medicinal!
- Non-GMO
- Heirloom
- Open Pollinated
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General Information
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Lavandula
Species: angustifolia
Variety: Vera Lavender
Ease of Growing: Moderate
Maturity (Blooms): June to August
Grown as: Perennial
Growing Habit: Bush
Hardiness: Hardy. With adequate drainage, Lavender is frost-hardy and can withstand snow. This variety will grow as a perennial in zones 5 and up.
Crops: Spring Transplant
Growing Season: Short, Long
Growing Conditions: Cold, Cool, Warm, Hot. lavender is a fairly adaptable plant and can withstand heat, drought, and frost.
Outdoor Growing Temp: 50°F - 95°F
Min Outdoor Soil Temp: 50°F. Lavender is more tolerant of cold weather than the other types and even tolerates snow. Plant outside once the soil is at least 50˚F.
Start Indoors: Yes
Start Outdoors: No
Light: Full Sun. Min. 6 hours daily (Cool, Warm, Hot). Lavender needs full sun for best growth, but will still thrive in cloudy conditions.
Water: Dry to Medium. The young plants need watering regularly until they are well established. Older plants are very drought-tolerant and don't need a lot of watering. Watering Lavender overhead can cause problems, so it is wise to use drip irrigation.
Feeder: Light. Lavender will do well in average soil.
Suitability: Drought tolerant, Tolerates light frost, Tolerates hard frost
Small Gardens?: Yes
Containers?: Yes. This variety does well in containers. Although Lavender is drought tolerant, when growing in a container it will need to be watered whenever the soil becomes dry. It's recommended to prune container-grown Lavender in the early spring before buds form and also at the end of the growing season. These plants will benefit from being repotted annually, which is also a convenient time to add a light and well-balanced feed of nutrients. Some varieties will grow rather large, and after a couple of years, they may need to be potted up into larger containers or moved to the garden. The minimum sized container for the smallest growing varieties is about 6" in diameter, while large varieties need containers at least 1' in diameter. Be sure to place your container in a sunny spot for heavier blooms.
Attracts beneficial insects?: Yes
Maintenance: Medium
Forage: Rabbits.
Plant Height: 18-24"
Spacing: 12-18"
Sow Depth: 0.125" to 0.25"
Hardiness Zone: 5-9
Produces: square-shaped stems, 2 ½” silvery gray/green narrow leaves, and terminal spikes of fragrant lavender flowers.
Garden Uses: This is a versatile garden perennial that should be considered for a wide variety of uses and not just relegated to a corner of the herb garden. The flowers and green-gray leaves provide mid-summer color and contrast to the perennial border front, rock garden, herb garden, or scented garden. Can be particularly effective when massed. Also effective as an edger or low hedge in some areas. Fragrant flowers may be dried and used in sachets and potpourris.
Genus: Lavandula
Species: angustifolia
Variety: Vera Lavender
Ease of Growing: Moderate
Maturity (Blooms): June to August
Grown as: Perennial
Growing Habit: Bush
Hardiness: Hardy. With adequate drainage, Lavender is frost-hardy and can withstand snow. This variety will grow as a perennial in zones 5 and up.
Crops: Spring Transplant
Growing Season: Short, Long
Growing Conditions: Cold, Cool, Warm, Hot. lavender is a fairly adaptable plant and can withstand heat, drought, and frost.
Outdoor Growing Temp: 50°F - 95°F
Min Outdoor Soil Temp: 50°F. Lavender is more tolerant of cold weather than the other types and even tolerates snow. Plant outside once the soil is at least 50˚F.
Start Indoors: Yes
Start Outdoors: No
Light: Full Sun. Min. 6 hours daily (Cool, Warm, Hot). Lavender needs full sun for best growth, but will still thrive in cloudy conditions.
Water: Dry to Medium. The young plants need watering regularly until they are well established. Older plants are very drought-tolerant and don't need a lot of watering. Watering Lavender overhead can cause problems, so it is wise to use drip irrigation.
Feeder: Light. Lavender will do well in average soil.
Suitability: Drought tolerant, Tolerates light frost, Tolerates hard frost
Small Gardens?: Yes
Containers?: Yes. This variety does well in containers. Although Lavender is drought tolerant, when growing in a container it will need to be watered whenever the soil becomes dry. It's recommended to prune container-grown Lavender in the early spring before buds form and also at the end of the growing season. These plants will benefit from being repotted annually, which is also a convenient time to add a light and well-balanced feed of nutrients. Some varieties will grow rather large, and after a couple of years, they may need to be potted up into larger containers or moved to the garden. The minimum sized container for the smallest growing varieties is about 6" in diameter, while large varieties need containers at least 1' in diameter. Be sure to place your container in a sunny spot for heavier blooms.
Attracts beneficial insects?: Yes
Maintenance: Medium
Forage: Rabbits.
Plant Height: 18-24"
Spacing: 12-18"
Sow Depth: 0.125" to 0.25"
Hardiness Zone: 5-9
Produces: square-shaped stems, 2 ½” silvery gray/green narrow leaves, and terminal spikes of fragrant lavender flowers.
Garden Uses: This is a versatile garden perennial that should be considered for a wide variety of uses and not just relegated to a corner of the herb garden. The flowers and green-gray leaves provide mid-summer color and contrast to the perennial border front, rock garden, herb garden, or scented garden. Can be particularly effective when massed. Also effective as an edger or low hedge in some areas. Fragrant flowers may be dried and used in sachets and potpourris.