Edible Flowers : Lavender angustifolia Munstead

Hardy Shrub

• Flowers in : Summer
• Germination : Experience Useful
• Aftercare : Easy
• Ideal for : Borders, Cottage Gardens, Dried Flowers, Wildlife Garden
• Special Features : Edible Flowers
• Height : 24 inches

Description

Neat, dwarf variety, strongly fragrant producing a prolific quantity of deep blue flowers. Perfect for hedging and cut flowers and ideal for drying. Flowers summer. Height: 30-60cm (1-2ft).

Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.

Sowing Instructions

Sow from late winter to summer. For best results the seeds should be prechilled before sowing. To do this sow the seeds just below the surface of any good compost. Seal the seeds and container inside a polythene bag and place in a fridge (not freezer) for 6 weeks, checking occasionally to make sure none germinate in the fridge. Then place in a temperature of 15-18C (60-65F). Germination should take 1-3 months after this.

Growing Instructions

When the seedlings are large enough to handle transplant into 8cm (3in) pots and place in a coldframe.

Aftercare

Later plant out in ordinary well drained soil and full sun.

Kitchen Notes

Make delicious lavender sugar or lavender and mint jelly from the freshly picked flowers.