| English Lavender Seeds (Lavandula angustifolia). English Lavender is one of the best-known of the traditional aromatic herbs. Valued for its small lavender flowers as well as for its fragrant gray leaves, it has been grown and used in Europe since at least the twelfth century. Jefferson listed it for planting in the Monticello kitchen garden in 1794. This hardy, dwarf shrub is native to southern Europe, and thrives in sunny locations where the soil is not too rich and water never puddles. Sow seed in late spring or summer. Winter-hardy, in USDA... - English Lavender Seeds (Lavandula angustifolia). |