English Lavender

English Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia

Plant out 4 weeks before your last spring frost. Space plants 12 in (30 cm) apart.

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When to plant

Timed from your frost dates, so it holds wherever you garden. Give yours and every step below becomes a date.

See the dates for your garden

Enter your average last spring frost and first fall frost. Every timing on this site turns into a calendar date. Not sure of yours? Your local extension service or a search for “last frost date” and your town will tell you; the app finds them from your location.

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Optimal Transplant

From a plantRecommended from a plant
  1. Plant out4 weeks before your last spring frost
  2. First harvestsummer; the first crop about 2 years after planting

Optimal Indoor Start

From seedRecommended from seed
  1. Start indoors10 weeks before your last spring frost
  2. Begin hardening off1 week before your last spring frost
  3. Plant outaround your last spring frost
  4. First harvestsummer; the first crop about 2 years after planting

Optimal Transplant

From seed
  1. Plant outaround your last spring frost
  2. First harvestsummer; the first crop about 2 years after planting

Growing english lavender

Spacing in the row
12 in (30 cm)
Between rows
24 in (61 cm)
Planting depth
1/8 inch
Sun
Full Sun
Soil
Well-drained, sandy-loam
Germination
14-28 days at 65-70°F
Harvest season
Summer
Years to first crop
2
Mature height
12-36 inches
Hardy to
USDA zone 5
Life cycle
Perennial

Sow seeds lightly covered. Requires light for germination. Benefits from cold stratification for optimal germination.

Watering. Water regularly until established, then infrequently. Drought-tolerant. Avoid overwatering to prevent root rot.

Neighbours

The companion chart →

Grows well beside

Keep apart from

Feeding

Seedlings
Apply a dilute liquid fertilizer once true leaves appear.
Growing
Minimal. Apply compost in early spring; avoid high-nitrogen fertilizers.
Flowering and fruiting
Minimal. A balanced, slow-release granular fertilizer can be applied in spring if soil is poor.
How often
Once a year, in early spring.
Note
Excessive fertilization reduces flower production and fragrance. Lavender thrives in lean soil.

Your english lavender, planned to the day.

Canopy turns these timings into dates from your own frost data, places every plant at its spacing on your garden map, and tracks it all the way to harvest.

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