Lavender 'Melissa Lilac'

Lavandula angustifolia

How to grow Lavender 'Melissa Lilac'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Melissa Lilac is thought of as hardy, so Melissa Lilac will tend to go dormant or grow slowly over the winter months. Melissa Lilac requires a sandy, loamy and silty soil with a ph of 6.1 - 8.5 - it grows best in weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil.

Growing Melissa Lilac from seed

Look to ensure a distance 1.95 inches (5.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - bury at a depth of at least 0.23 inches (0.6 cm) deep. Soil temperature should be kept higher than 15°C / 59°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Melissa Lilac about 1 days after your last frost date.

Transplanting Melissa Lilac

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Melissa Lilac is a hardy plant.

Harvesting Melissa Lilac

Lavender Melissa Lilac Etymology

Angustifolius is Latin for "thin"or “narrow”.1

Other Names for Lavender 'Melissa Lilac'

Dow4, Dow 4, Melissa

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