Lavandin

Lavandin

Lavandula × intermedia

Plant out 4 weeks before your last spring frost. Space plants 18 in (46 cm) apart.

Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

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.

Last spring frost
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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 lavandin

Spacing in the row
18 in (46 cm)
Between rows
30 in (76 cm)
Planting depth
1/8 - 1/4 inch
Sun
Full Sun
Soil
Well-draining, sandy or gravelly loam.
Germination
14-28 days at 65-70°F
Harvest season
Summer
Years to first crop
2
Mature height
24-36 inches
Hardy to
USDA zone 5
Life cycle
Perennial

Sow shallowly, requiring light for germination. Maintain consistent moisture.

Watering. Water deeply until established. Drought-tolerant once mature; avoid overwatering.

Neighbours

The companion chart →

Grows well beside

Keep apart from

Feeding

Seedlings
Light liquid feed (half strength) after true leaves appear.
Growing
Minimal. A light, balanced fertilizer in early spring if soil is poor.
Flowering and fruiting
Not typically required. Excess nitrogen can reduce flowering.
How often
Once a year, in early spring, lightly and only if needed.
Note
Prefers lean soil. Over-fertilization reduces oil production and hardiness.

Your lavandin, 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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