We start our flower seeds in wet coffee filters - i.e. put on disposable powder-free gloves, spread filter on plate, wet it, and sprinkle some seeds on bottom half, then fold it up like an envelope and put in ziploc sandwich bag. Seeds had close to 100% germination in a couple of days. We transferred the sprouts to expanded wet peat pellets and put them under lights. The plants go in the ground mid-May (Chicago area, so no sooner). Great seeds!

These seeds germinate well and transplant easily. The plants are very fragrant and the bees love them. A couple things to keep in mind with these plants: They grow tall and easily flop over and break in the wind and weather, be sure to adequately support them. They are prolific self-seeders. I leave the foliage and dried seed heads through the winter for interest and for the birds. I cut all the dry dead material back in the spring, which works well. However, these guys spread like crazy! The seeds have sown all over my yard, in the rocks, in the mulch, in my raised beds...not in my grass though, so that's good. They are easy to pull out when young, but be aware that if you leave the flowers to go to seed, you may have a ton of new plants the following year! Over all, this is a great plant! Easy to grow, super fragrant, and wonderful food for beneficial garden insects!

Purchased three seed packets and followed seed sowing instructions. Only 8 seeds germinated.

I planted the seeds and not one Lavender Hyssop grew.

Oh my, these were delightful. The bees could not get enough of them and they smelled divine.

I am going to try these as soon as they are available again, at my new MN HZ 4 home.

There was very little germination for the lavender hyssop seeds. I love Botanical Interests seeds because my salad greens are very viable and going strong. However, I was sadly disappointed with this, the bee balm and basil mix. There was very little germination for the amount of seeds and time invested. But I will try again because I am expanding my butterfly and hummingbird garden. These plants would make a fantastic addition.

Great germination rate. Slow to grow at first but eventually got there. Definitely grew back vigorously the second year.