Description
Lavender Hidcote Blue Strain RSPB Seeds By Mr Fothergills
Seeds selected by the RSPB to attract wildlife.
A hardy shrub, flowers the year after sowing. A compact plant with deep blue flowers and contrasting foliage. Lovely as a fragrant low hedge or border edging. Bees and other pollinators love lavender.
A Best Buy variety as recommended by the Gardening Press and Consumer Groups.
Lavender
Unbeatable as a low growing hedge, the flowers may be used to scent drawers of linen or in potpourri.
Key Features:
- Sow indoors Feb-June
- Plant out Sept-Oct
- Flowers July-Sept.
- Height: 60cm(24in)
- Plant Class: Hardy Shrub (HS).
- Habit: Bushy, Medium.
- Average Seeds 100
- RHS – Perfect for pollinators
Sow & Grow:
Sow indoors, February-June, 0.5cm (¼”) deep, in a tray of compost. Water well and place in a cold frame, unheated greenhouse, or on a warm kitchen windowsill. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 21-50 days. Pot on individually, when large enough to handle, to 7.5cm (3″) pots. Always hold by a leaf, never by the stem. Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions (avoid frosts), before planting out, into well-drained soil, September-October, 30cm (12″) apart. Flowers: July-September, the following year.
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