Spicy herbs in the garden: narrow-leaved lavender
Everyone has known the pleasant smell of lavender since childhood; in Soviet times, they liked to make soap and shampoos with the smell of this plant. The scientific name for the fragrant shrub is narrow-leaved lavender. You can grow it in your garden, the smell will spread everywhere. All you need to know about lavender scent is in this article.
A herbaceous shrub, narrow-leaved lavender belongs to the family of lamines. It reaches a height of 60 cm, has attractive silvery-gray leaves and blooms in July with beautiful lilac-purple flowers. Lavender is mainly used because of its smell in the cosmetic, perfumery and other industries, therefore, it is grown exclusively in an industrial way. But for those who are delighted with the smell of lavender, you can plant it in your garden. Here are some helpful tips for growing angustifolia lavender:
- Lavender loves to grow in full sun and large areas.
- The soil must be well drained before planting.
- Lavender takes root ideally in temperate climates.
- This plant propagates by seeds, first they are stratified.
- Sowing lavender is best just before winter.
- In addition to seeds, cuttings are used for propagation; this method is good at the beginning of summer.
- You need to cut the flowers as soon as they have blossomed - at these moments they have the most persistent aroma.
- When the plant has already stopped blooming, the faded parts must be removed without touching the main woody part of the lavender.
- The plant hibernates well with proper shelter: it needs to be spud and covered with spruce branches.
Growing lavender, you will get fragrant beautiful plants in your garden, which at the same time still have a medicinal effect.