Lavender... how hardy are they.
by Sherry
(Buffalo NY)
How long do these plants live? I had 3 and one bush died.
People love my lavender bushes, and ask if I can give them a branch of it or split it. I am not sure that can be done. Even if it can and my plants are older, then what I give to people would die right?
Megan replies...
How hardy are Lavender?
There's lot of different varieties of lavender grown now and some tolerate different conditions better than others. In general lavender plants prefer nice warm climates and free drainage – after all they originate from the Mediterranean area with its lovely climate and rocky well drained soils.
They usually die from rotting with too much water and/or cold damp conditions. They prefer tough conditions to pampering.
I know they can live for 20 years because I've seen it, but lavender's lifespan before it really gets old and gruesome is about 12 years. Cut the bushes back after flowering by at least one third to keep them compact.
Lavender grows easily from cuttings. Just break off a woody bit from the stem and put in water, trimming most of the leaves off. Pot up in soil or poke into damp garden, keep damp and roots should soon grow in spring. ~ Megan
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Lavender leaves being eaten
by Jane
(New Jersey)
hello...I have some lavender in my back yard and have noticed that some of the leaves have been eaten. I found out that rabbits don't really eat lavender and I wonder if it could be something like rosemary beetles. I like your garlic fire pesticide. Would that work for the rosemary beetle??? Thanks so much!
Megan replies...
Lavender leaves eaten
Very few pests attack lavender, and the Rosemary beetle is one of them, so I think your guess is correct.
If you see these metalic little beetles you can pick them off, or wait until spring when their larvae hatch and start to munch the lavender leaves, you can then use the garlic spray.
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Annual flowers of low height
by Peg
(Costa Mesa, CA)
I need to fill a bottom pot with a bright, low height flower. Space gets partial sun.
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Potentilla won't bloom
by Mieke Turner
(Kemptville,Eastern ON)
What can I do to make my pink potentilla bloom? It is against the house on south side,gets 3-4 hours sun.
Bought it last spring 2008, 30" high, looks healthy, been fertilized and watered once a week.
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