Lavender English – Burpee Seeds
Lavandula angustifolia
Fragrant flowers, aromatic leaves.
The dried flowers and leaves repel moths and can be used in sachets. Loves full sun. Start seed early indoors and set outside. Plants tolerate light frost. Perennial in zones 6-9.
- Lavender leaves and flowers are valued for their fragrance. Use them fresh or dried to make a soothing tea; add dried parts to potpourris.
- Harvest when the flower color is the most brilliant and the scent is the strongest. Harvest in the morning when the plant is dry. Cut at the base of the flower stem just above the leaves. Gather stems into a bunch and rubber band together and hand upside down in a warm dry location out of direct sunlight. Allow to dry for 2-4 weeks.
- Either keep the flowers whole or brush the flowers off to make sachets.