Lavender 'Vera'

Lavandula angustifolia

How to grow Lavender 'Vera'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

A full sun position will ensure your plant thrives and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Vera is thought of as hardy, so this plant will survive close to or on freezing temperatures. Vera requires a sandy, loamy and silty soil with a ph of 6.0 - 7.0 - it grows best in weakly acidic soil to neutral soil.

Growing Vera from seed

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

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

Transplanting Vera

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

Harvesting Vera

Lavender Vera Etymology

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

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