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Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
Lavender can be a lovely addition to any garden, not only does it smell wonderful, it is also very attractive when in bloom. Lavandula Angustifolia is the proper name for this perennial that is noted for its gray foliage and purple flower heads.
Lavender plants love direct sun and well drained soil, if need be add some sand to the soil around your plants to ensure proper drainage. This also will make a wonderful plant for container gardening. Lavender plants also will need to be pruned back either in early spring, or late fall after harvesting.
To harvest lavender for drying, it is best to choose stems that only have two or three opened flower buds, the rest will open during the drying process. Be sure to cut your lavender stems just after the dew is off of them, if you wait until later in the day, the heat will dispel the essential oils in the stems. The essential oil is what gives the lavender its scent.
Group your lavender together in small bunches and tie together, if your grouping is too large, the dampness may make your bunches mold instead of dry. Hang the bunches upside down in a warm, dark place for a week or so, until dry.
Here are several potpourris that you can make using dried lavender.
LAVENDER POTPOURRI
1 cups lavender buds
2 teaspoons dried patchouli leaves
1 cup pink statice
1 teaspoon whole cloves
2 cups dried burgundy colored flowers
1 cup dried blue flowers
1 cup dried pink flowers
2 teaspoons dried rosemary
2 teaspoons dried peppermint leaves
2 cups dried blue larkspur
1 cinnamon stick, broken
1 cup dried rose petals
6 drops of cinnamon oil
Combine all the ingredients in a large zip top plastic bag. Shake to mix. Let this mixture cure for at least two weeks, shaking every other day to combine the scents.
Lavender... The plants are between 12" and 24" tall when shipped... And shipped Bare Root...
Shipping and planting times are winter and spring months. Please choose from following months: November thru April. But we will make exceptions with limited warranties due to heat during shipping.
And, any plant shipped during normal green and growth months ... which is May through October is going to arrive with brown, burned leaves. They will recover and go green again, but they are going to look dead on arrival.
PRICING AS FOLLOWS:
2 Lavender = $12.95
10 Lavender = $33.95
25 Lavender = $49.95
50 Lavender = $89.95
100 Lavender = $178.00
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