Lavender from seed

Okay guys, trail and error FTW, I'll try gently separate them as soon as I can because I see there are more sprouts coming out. What a success compared in the past when nothing happened.

Pam, have you used perlite? I'm using perlite mixed with soil for drainage, it's also light weight. But I have to cover the pots since the shower is coming (monsoon maybe come earlier this year).

Here we go, I re-potted lavenders and these are just 1/4 of mine. The germination rate is over my expectation, that's excellent. Is it enough? Well, no, I've received 4 other plant from Digging Dog Nurseries. I'll be planning new place for all of them.

can i use this method of stratification by freezing the seeds 24h, sorry my question is not related with lavender seed, coz i did it with lavender seeds and it work okey, but can i do the same and got a good news with rose seeds? coz it would be like a highway rather than stratifying rose using paper towel and leave it weeks or months and got it rotten

Doesn't hurt to try

It worked for me on a lot of things this year, but not everything. So I agree, certainly worth a try.

hello! newbie here..
I've tried so many times to plant lavender seeds..
before I didn't know how to start just buy some seed packets
and drop them into the soil(lol)
then got disappointed although the seeds started to sprout
they eventually die. I thought there's an error on what I've done
before so I decided to research and try it again..
I hope I'll do well this time!

I have successfully germinated lavender seeds by placing them in a flat then cover with another flat and put them out in late fall, and leave them out all winter. I just need to make sure they do not dry out as we have long dry spells in between snow and rain. Then check them in the spring and you will find some tiny lavender plants.

I cheated, and bought a good sized plant 2years ago, maybe 3. I have really been rewarded this year with tons of flower stalks. I have harvested several fist sized bundles and brought them inside to dry upside down.
Th 2 small plants I got from seed last year gave a few flowers this year. Hopefully more next year.

If you already have lavender plants you should try to grow them from cuttings, it's faster than seed.

I think I am going to try it. I really want to get more adept at cuttings. Sadly it requires patience. I am so terrible at waiting! I can't tell you how many times I have pitched a pot of ungerminated seeds into the compost pile, just to have them come up a week later, in the pile!!! I have some hydrangea cuttings and joe pye weed going now. I may as well get the lavender too.

p.s. Dee, the milkweed curassavica seeds u gave me are just about to flower, thanks again!

I just ordered a new lavender from Annie's Annuals online. If it's as fragrant as advertised I'll be taking cuttings as soon as it's large enough. You know you really can't beat a lavender for a good general garden plant. The bees and the bugs just love them and they are so easy to care for. I wish the joe pye I planted would have come up. I keep trying to get the dark kind to germinate and it just never does it for me. This is like the third year I've tried.
My compost pile has had a number of interesting things growing in it this year. My daughters have been retrieving plants from it! In fact we were out there doing the "what's that?" the other day.

Dee, would you like me to try and root some Joe Pye Weed 'Chocolate' for you?

I've been working on a lavender patch for about 5 years now. This is the best year yet, quite a surprise after the nasty winter we had.

So far, Munstead is the clear winner. Hidcote managed to survive for a few years with damage but never looked its best so I yanked it 2 years ago. Phenomenal (3 of them) croaked over the winter, Jean Davis survived but didn't bloom, and Provence is smallish but making a valiant effort.

These were all purchased in 4" pots.

Robin - I would love some "Chocolate" Joe Pye rooted cuttings. It was such a disappointment this year, I kept watering the spot were the seeds were. But so many seeds didn't germinate this year for me. It is just now getting hot, it's been in the 70's and although that's great for people, a lot of my seeds just didn't germinate or they did and only grew to about half their normal height and then went to seed. I did get some nice hollyhocks though and I have peruvian lillies blooming, a real treat.

I ordered Lavandula x intermedia 'Grosso' from Annie's. I've had many types of lavender over the years but I think the best was some I ordered enough for a hedge that was supposedly the type they make perfume from. They say Lavender plants can survive for 10 years but I've never had one last that long. I try to put a new one in every year, that way the older ones can perish without me feeling the loss.

Pfg, what a pretty ribbon of plantings! I think provence is my favorite. I find it a sweeter scent than english types. I have noticed that Spanish lavender is very popular lately. Does it smell like lavender? I must admit I am not crazy about the flowers.
Dee, I have a "dwarf" joe pye called Gateway if you want some. I will root some cuttings and send them once they are ready. It was dwarf the 1st 2 years, but this year it has taken off like crazy, taller than me at 5'8". I did pinch a few stems early on as an experiment, and it has bushed out and gotten more flowers as a result. Those are not as tall as the ones I didn't pinch. I guess that is the secret to keeping it in check. Let me know if you want some. That goes for anyone else here too. Just Dmail me.
Back to lavender, I have been clipping my lavender flowers since it began blooming this spring, and now have a sandwich baggie full, really full, of buds. Oh it smells heavenly! I will be making a few sachets and adding some to some homemade soap. The little sachet in my pillow makes my hair smell like lavender in the morning when I brush it out. Also I put a little under the blanket of my dog's bed.