Lavender Bush
Lavender Bush. It’s best to do your first prune before the fall, but hardier varieties can respond well to a fall pruning before the winter. A different strategy is to start a new plant from the old one.
Mostly spring and summer, spot flowering at other times. Lavandula stoechas (spanish lavender), lavandula angustifolia (english lavender) and lavandula x intermedia (lavandin). If you have heavy soil, improve drainage by adding horticultural grit to the planting hole before planting.
Easy To Propagate From Cuttings.
It’s best to do your first prune before the fall, but hardier varieties can respond well to a fall pruning before the winter. There are two ways to rejuvenate old, woody lavender: Mostly spring and summer, spot flowering at other times.
The Best Time To Plant Tender Lavender Is In Spring, From March Through To May.
Pruning woody lavender plants is the key to rejuvenating them. Before you pull up the whole plant, though, cut a couple more stalks around the base of the plant. For restorative pruning, be sure to sterilize the pruners by soaking them in a solution of water and denatured alcohol to prevent disease spread.
They Are Easy To Grow And Associate Well With Other Shrubs, Perennial Plants And Roses.
Lavender thrives in most soil qualities, from poor to moderately fertile. Other lavenders, including french lavender ( lavandula stoechas) , are slightly less hardy and can be. Lavender loves full sun, fearing shade at all costs.
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