Cutting Lavender Flowers
Cutting Lavender Flowers. It is very important that none of the lavender’s leaves are touching the water. Remove your flowers from the packaging.
Cut a few nodes above the woody base of the bush, but never prune too close to the bottom because they may not grow back. We recommend shaping your lavender into a mounded bun or gumdrop shape, then stop when it looks symmetrical all around. Make several small bundles of lavender, and secure them with an elastic band or strong twine.
Wet Leaves Will Rot, Which Is Unpleasant For You And Your Plant.
Gather the stalks and trim the shrub back by a third. New shoots will quickly appear at the base. All lavenders bloom on the stems that grew in the current year.
Place The Pot In A Sunny Area And Water The Cuttings On A Regular Basis.
Be sure the medium contains good quality, well draining soil. If your shrub is on the older side, you'll likely have to cut more than one bunch. Trim them back so that 1/3 of the length of the stems is left on the shrub.
Harvesting Lavender Flowers For Herb Crafting:
You’ll notice an even amount of shoots next season, and they’ll look more enchanting than ever! You do need to cut just above those tiny shoots, because if you cut the lavender down below them, it won’t regenerate. To prune your lavender in the summer, grab handfuls of the stems and, using clean, sharp secateurs, snip them off, removing up to a third of the plant’s growth.
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