Lavender, Czech (Lavandula angustifolia krajova), packet of 50 seeds, organic

$4.95

Family: Mint (Lamiaceae)

Hardy to Zones 5 to 9

(Country Lavender, Czech Lavender) Beautiful blue-flowered, long-lived cultivar from Northern Europe.  High essential oil content, and the fragrance has a mellow quality that is nonetheless pervasive.  Plant is very cold tolerant.  Flowers to 3 feet high.  Plants prefer full sun and a dry to mesic, well-drained soil.  Commonly grown in open fields or as landscape plants, mellowing the corners and curbs between buildings, driveways and sidewalks.  They are tough to the sun, and should be trimmed back in the fall to prevent large amounts of snow from accumulating on them.  Seed is very hard and will benefit from a brisk scarification on fine sandpaper, followed by sowing on sandy soil in the light, kept moist and cool until germination, which can take 4 to 6 weeks. Once the seedlings attain a healthy size, transplant them to quarts, grow them on that way for some weeks, with a sharp eye out for snails and slugs, then transplant again up to gallons, always freeing the roots at transplant and using a rich but fast draining mix.  Plant 2 to 3 feet apart

50 seeds per packet, Certified Organically Grown

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  1. Question

    Sheila

    Hello. what is the medicinal value/property of Czech Lavender ? Thanks.

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    J

    Hey how is this certified organically? How/where is this grown? Who produces these seeds and in what country? Those would be great things to have in the description.

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    • Richo Cech

      Admin Richo Cech

      Greetings,
      We thought you knew (please refer to our homepage at strictlymedicinalseeds.com). We are Oregon Tilth certified growers of medicinal herb seeds and plants. The plants are grown on our farm in Williams, Oregon. We produce the seeds ourselves. We are in the USA!

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    • Jeanne

      How tall does the Czech lavender get?
      looks and sounds wonderful,
      thanks for your help,
      jeanne

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    • Richo Cech

      Admin Richo Cech

      probably asparin

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    • Richo Cech

      Admin Richo Cech

      it is my favorite lavender OP. Flowers to 3 feet high.

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    • Megan (verified owner)

      These sprouted in less than a week for me! Very excited, thank you

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      Richo Cech

      Admin Richo Cech

      There’s a story behind every seed. My ancestry is Czech, so the Czech lavender is special to me, and was accessed long ago from Czech Republic. The nomer “krajova” means “Country,” so “Country Lavender” as in lavender from the country, not the city. It grows well here and exhibits great frost-tolerance and has a deeply satisfying fragrance. It is always a fast germinator for me, also. r

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    • Michelle

      If I were to start seeds soon, and pot them up through summer, would it be appropriate to field plant them in late summer? I would like to put them where my garlic is currently, I live in northern Vermont. Thanks!

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    • Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      Hi Michelle, I think this would be chancy. I did a similar planting in Chicago at a garden where I was doing some consultation, and after much effort the plants mainly failed to overwinter. I think to give it a reasonable chance to overwinter, that you need a bigger and better established plant. Yes, start the seeds now, but keep the plants potted up in a cold greenhouse and plant them to field next year in the spring. That way at least you get one good year of flowering and also a good chance that the better established plants will ovewinter. r

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    • karen

      this lavender is gorgeous and survives the Wisconsin winter nicely for us, I recently moved my three plants to my new place, and they dug in and are thriving after the transplant 🙂 I do try to give them a spot sheltered from wind

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    • Christine Chandler

      I recently moved to my mom’s place in MD. She has lavender planted in a bed around her wooden deck. She is recently deceased. I’d like to try this variety. Can I plant it in and amongst her old lavender plants? And should lavender be cut back in late fall? If so, how low? My mom’s bushes were quite straggly this past year. Thanks.

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    • Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      hi christine, lavender should be cut back in the fall or early spring to 2 inches above the last prune. Some people cut it even lower with good results. Sometimes that can be a good way to hit the restart button on a scraggly plant. czech lavender grows fine nearby other lavenders. r

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