Enhance your garden with Graveolens, a hardy and drought-tolerant heirloom flowering plant known for its aromatic foliage and delicate blooms. Ideal for borders, rock gardens, and containers, this versatile plant adds texture, fragrance, and long-lasting color to your home garden. Its resilience makes it perfect for low-maintenance gardening while supporting pollinators like bees and butterflies.
Features & Specifications:
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Plant Type: Hardy perennial flowering plant
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Height/Spread: 12 – 24 inches tall, bushy growth habit
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Flower Color: Soft, fragrant blooms (varies by variety)
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Light Requirement: Full sun
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Soil Type: Well-drained, sandy or loamy soil
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Special Traits: Drought-tolerant, aromatic foliage, pollinator-friendly, low-maintenance
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Seed Type: Open-pollinated, Heirloom, Non-GMO
Planting & Sowing Instructions:
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Sowing Time: Sow indoors 6–8 weeks before the last frost or outdoors in spring after frost danger has passed.
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Soil Preparation: Use well-drained soil enriched with compost or organic matter.
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Sowing Depth: Scatter seeds lightly on the soil surface and press gently; do not cover deeply.
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Spacing: Thin or transplant seedlings 10 – 12 inches apart for healthy growth.
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Watering: Keep soil moist during germination; water moderately once seedlings are established.
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Germination Period: 10 – 20 days depending on temperature and moisture.
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Care: Deadhead faded blooms to encourage continuous flowering and prune lightly for bushier growth.
