{"product_id":"lavender-munstead-blue","title":"Lavender 'Munstead' Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Munstead' is the compact English lavender Gertrude Jekyll grew at Munstead Wood, and it is one of the best lavenders to raise from seed.\u003c\/strong\u003e Neat mounds of narrow, grey-green leaves carry short spikes of strongly scented blue-purple flowers in summer. It makes a low hedge, fills a sunny pot and draws bees for weeks. As a true English lavender, \u003cem\u003eLavandula angustifolia\u003c\/em\u003e is the type used in the kitchen: a few flowers in sugar, shortbread or a syrup go a long way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSowing and growing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSow indoors February to April; outdoors in pots April to June\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarely cover the seed, about 2 mm deep, and keep at 18 to 21°C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGermination is slow: allow 20 to 40 days, sometimes longer. Chilling the sown pot in the fridge for a few weeks first can help\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull sun in free-draining soil; it dislikes wet roots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrows to around 45 cm tall and 45 to 60 cm wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlowers June to August, with the best display from its second summer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA hardy evergreen perennial (RHS H5)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you receive:\u003c\/strong\u003e a packet of about 200 seeds from Piccolo Seeds, with growing instructions on the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/seeds\"\u003eseeds to sow at home\u003c\/a\u003e, or browse our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/plants-for-pollinators\"\u003eplants for wildlife and pollinators\u003c\/a\u003e. Seed trays and heat mats are in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/propagation\"\u003epropagation range\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Piccolo Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58915718988159,"sku":"PS1017","price":2.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/42ddae93c0ab9bc3f637c60cf67b7baf5f4ea19f7f33d4c0a695daef399fb6e7.jpg?v=1792743785","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/lavender-munstead-blue","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}