FREE: FRAGRANT ENGLISH LAVENDER VERA 50+ SEEDS!

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The auction is for 50+ , (enough to grow a nice patch) of English Lavender Vera , (Lavendula Angustivfolia ), True Lavender,....Fresh ...NON GMO...Open Pollinated...Heirloom....This is a Beautiful Herb plant that is one of Natures multi taskers from its use in Medicine to the Kitchen.....to Aromatherapy and Bouquet uses......Queen of the scented garden it is Highly valued for its Drying , Cuttings , and Essential Oils Quality. The name Lavender is derived from the Latin word "Lavare" which means "to wash" ....the ancients used lavender to wash in......English Lavender is a Beautiful plant and the most popular Garden lavender in North America and is referred to as True Lavender. .. Along with Herbs like rosemary , sage , and oregano it belongs to the mint family....it is used extensively in Herbalism for its healing properties and lavender oil..an essential oil highly effective with very sweet overtones...also prized in Beauty products for its light floral scent it is used in cosmetics,perfumes,salves,soaps,shampoos and scent sachets....Has many uses including Aromatherapy,insecticides, baking, anxiety, insomnia,bouquets, drying, oils and more. It is Best if cut back about one third following the bloom period and pruned the next year...A very Beautiful and useful perennial..... Seeds can take 14 to 21 days to germinate depending on conditions , (it takes patience and sometimes persistence )..Start seed indoors 2 to 3 weeks before last frost or direct sow after the danger of frost....Cover with 1/4 inch of fine soil and keep moderately moist, ( not soggy )...Space one to two feet apart..Blooms late Spring to mid summer...Height 18" to 24".....likes sun or partial shade....Zones 5 - 11....Water is average to dry....A really nice and useful herbal with silver green leaves and a dark lilac flower spike...makes a nice bushy Shrub and also a nice House plant.....low starting bid and GIN ... FREE First Class ship w/track to USA,(lower 48)..and always a Bonus!