{"id":851,"date":"2026-10-29T22:19:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T22:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/care\/lavender-purple-reign-planting-in-the-ground\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T22:19:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T22:19:20","slug":"lavender-purple-reign-planting-in-the-ground","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/care\/lavender-purple-reign-planting-in-the-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"Lavender &#8216;Purple Reign&#8217; \u2014 Planting in the Ground"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bmp-care-article\">\n<h2>Choose the Perfect Location<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sunlight:<\/strong> Select a spot that receives at least 6 to 8 hours of direct, unfiltered sunlight daily. In partial shade, the plant will become weak, leggy, and produce fewer purple blooms.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Air Circulation:<\/strong> Avoid crowding the plant against solid walls or thick shrubs. Lavender thrives with good air movement to prevent fungal issues during humid periods.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spacing:<\/strong> If you are planting multiple to create an informal hedge, space the plants 40 cm apart.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To plant Lavender &#x27;Purple Reign&#x27; directly into the sandy soil of Perth, do not buy a standard general-purpose potting mix or rich organic soil, as these are designed to hold too much moisture and will cause root rot. Instead, you want a specialized bag that prioritizes sharp, rapid drainage and structurally mimics lean Mediterranean conditions.<\/p>\n<p>How to Mix It into Your Soil Because Inglewood sits on the Bassendean dune system, your native soil is already highly sandy, which gives you a major head start. When you dig your planting hole, aim for a 50\/50 blend. Mix half of your native garden sand with half of the Scotts Osmocote Cacti &amp; Succulent Mix right in the planting hole. This gives the lavender just enough organic matter and structure to establish its roots comfortably without altering the natural, free-draining profile of your garden bed.<\/p>\n<section class=\"bmp-care-downloads\">\n<h2>Download or print this guide<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lavender-purple-reign-planting-in-the-ground.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Original guide PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Choose the Perfect Location Sunlight: Select a spot that receives at least 6 to 8 hours of direct, unfiltered sunlight daily. In partial shade, the plant will become weak, leggy, and produce fewer purple blooms. Air Circulation: Avoid crowding the plant against solid walls or thick shrubs. Lavender thrives with good air movement to prevent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":18,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-851","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"buymyplants_70lkd8","author_link":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/author\/buymyplants_70lkd8\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Choose the Perfect Location Sunlight: Select a spot that receives at least 6 to 8 hours of direct, unfiltered sunlight daily. In partial shade, the plant will become weak, leggy, and produce fewer purple blooms. Air Circulation: Avoid crowding the plant against solid walls or thick shrubs. Lavender thrives with good air movement to prevent&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/851\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}