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English Lavender

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  • 19-05-2021 9:07am
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    Mick00
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭


    Hi

    I have three English lavender plants in my back garden.
    I am just wondering when should I start seeing the purple flowers.

    Also one of them looks quite bare. Is there anything I can do to try bulk the plant up so it fills true pot like the other two?

    Thanks


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    looksee
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    Its a bit early still for lavender, they evidently flowered last year so should flower this year. Have you moved the pots? They prefer a sunny spot in free drained soil. Don't feed, they will just grow soft greenery. You must give them a haircut after flowering. Don't cut back into 'dead' wood but trim off the flower stems and about a third of the new growth, otherwise they will grow lanky and bare stemmed.


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    Mick00
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭Mick00


    looksee wrote: »
    Its a bit early still for lavender, they evidently flowered last year so should flower this year. Have you moved the pots? They prefer a sunny spot in free drained soil. Don't feed, they will just grow soft greenery. You must give them a haircut after flowering. Don't cut back into 'dead' wood but trim off the flower stems and about a third of the new growth, otherwise they will grow lanky and bare stemmed.


    Thanks for that

    It is a south facing garden so does get the sun but there is also a bit of shade along the fencing. Would I be better off moving them so they get even more sunlight? Also should I trim the dead stems now or wait until they flower again and trim them after that?

    Thanks


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    looksee
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    The dead stems don't really matter at this stage, except for appearance reasons. Yes, give them sun, but tbh they look fine, apart from the one that is a bit leggy, and that just needs a bit of trimming.


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    Hocus Focus
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    looksee wrote: »
    The dead stems don't really matter at this stage, except for appearance reasons. Yes, give them sun, but tbh they look fine, apart from the one that is a bit leggy, and that just needs a bit of trimming.
    If they get leggy dispose of and replace with new.


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