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Munstead English Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead'
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$5.99
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(12-16" tall x 24" wide) As the quintessential culinary lavender, 'Munstead' has been a mainstay of the herb garden for years. Its high essential oil content makes it a great choice for fragrant crafts, such as creating potpourris, sachets, and soaps. Compact in size, 'Munstead' is a great addition to rock gardens and containers, and will create an easy-to-care-for hedge to line walkways and paths. As 'Munstead' is hardier than most English Lavenders, it overwinters well and blooms profusely each spring, attracting butterflies and native bees to its flowers.
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Success with Lavender:
Originating in the Mediterranean, lavender prefers hot sunny days, dry air, and non-enriched, well-drained soil. While that’s great news for those gardening in the West, nowadays lavender can also be successfully grown in higher-humidity areas of the East and Pacific Northwest very successfully by remembering its basic needs. Be sure to pick a variety that is matched to your area. Depending upon your location and your desired use, there are lavenders for almost any setting. Next, follow the four basic elements to ensure lavender success:
1. SUN Lavender loves sun. Plant them in a sunny location where there is plenty of air circulation. Six to eight hours of sun is best, but some afternoon shade is fine in the hotter climates of the Southwest.
2. AIR Good air circulation is essential, especially in areas of high humidity. Lavender is not fond of damp, still air, which makes it prone to root rot. In humid areas, plant them with ample spacing, keeping in mind the mature size of your plant when in bloom and allowing for a bit extra space for good circulation.
3. SOIL Well-drained soil. This is perhaps the most important factor in success with lavender. One rule of thumb from is that the soil should be loose enough to dig with your hands, and not cake-like. You can add sand or small gravel to recreate this consistency if your soil is too compact. In areas where drainage may be a problem, mound the soil up to create a raised row or stand-alone mound.
In humid areas especially, a 1-2” mulch of pea sized gravel or white sand will do two things – it will help improve drainage, and it will reflect heat and light back up into the plant. More heat = more fragrant blooms! If you use a weed barrier, make sure it is breathable so the soil can drain and the roots can breathe. Gardeners struggling with growing lavender successfully in humid areas are encouraged to try planting Lavender Phenomenal.
4. WATER During the first year of your lavender’s growth it needs to establish a good root system. It will require regular watering (unless you’re experiencing healthy rain fall). Starting in the second year, your lavender will need less water, as it becomes the water-thrifty plant you’re hoping for, but to get there it needs to grow deep roots in year one. By the end of year three it will have reached its mature size and shouldn’t need any extra water. If water is needed, water in the morning, and deeply, to help root growth. A mature lavender plant is happy with only 9-12 inches of rain per year, but remember, with the right variety and good drainage lavender can thrive with more water.
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Overall rating: 4.322581 / 5 from 31 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
Munstead English Lavender is a compact, hardy plant ideal for urban gardens, rock gardens, and containers. Valued for its fragrant blooms and essential oil content, it attracts butterflies and bees. Successful growth requires sunny locations, good air circulation, well-drained soil, and moderate watering.
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- Compact Garden Size: 17%
- Vibrant Blooms: 13%
- Healthy Plant Condition: 59%
Review topics: ["color","look","packaging","smell","summer","buy","plants","lavender","blooms","flowers","spot","see"].
Review highlights
- "I was looking for a hardy variety of English lavender and this plant is a great match." —
- "good product, healthy hardy plants, came in a timely manner, well packaged, have done very well since planted" —
- "The plants are big in just one year, smell so great, look great, make excellent tea and attracts so many bees." —
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"They look healthy! Now to get them in the ground. Excited to see them later this summer in zone 7a."
Full Flat of 16 plants
"#sweepstakes I bought a flat (16) of this English lavender in the early spring. Ship time was ~6 weeks. When it arrived it was beautifully shipped and packaged. All plants were healthy and happy. I got them into pre-worked ground, watered daily, and tried to get them established. I'm sure I will space these more when they expand, but for now all 16 are alive (and mostly) well. I have two plants in the lot that looks like it might not make it but unsure if it's a seedling issue or environmental. 10/10 would buy this from American Meadows again."
Disappointed
"Because of a flood I could no prove that all the plants were rosemary's. After many calls 1 plant was replaced. I died short upon arrival. I just stopped ting. I bought local and they are doing well."
Very Healthy and Happy
"I was looking for a hardy variety of English lavender and this plant is a great match. The shipping time took a while but the lavender was well package and arrived healthy and ready to be planted. This compact variety of lavender is an amazing fit for the containers in my urban garden. If they make it through the winter they'll be a perfect addition."
I would not buy this item again
"I was really looking forward to adding this to my lavender garden collection, unfortunately it was dead when it arrived, along with three other plants in the order of 10 plants."
I might pass
"I would probably pass on these in future. It grew for about 2 weeks and then quickly died off. After maybe 2 weeks later, I saw some green from soil. It now has 3 shoots which are about 1. 5 inches tall ,growing slowly. The 3 currently do look good, but not big enough for buds, etc. . ."
Strong and healthy
"Growing strong but no blooms yet. I will have to try in a different spot to see if this may have a better out come"
Munstead English Lavender
"I like them because I don't have to water much"
Still Growing
"Same story, I am using it as a border on our patio that has grass on the North side."
Excellent! Everything I wanted them to be!
"I ordered the 3" pots last Fall. I was impressed by the excellent packaging that kept plants in place. I planted them as soon as they arrived. The plants had grass competition next to them, so in spring 2021 they tried to grow but not too fast. As soon as I provided a border to keep grass away by just 2" they boomed. The plants are big in just one year, smell so great, look great, make excellent tea and attracts so many bees. I am very happy with my purchase. Attaching pics from today morning."