Help with my Lavender Plants

[new gardener 1052]

Good morning all,

this morning has been the first day this year i have managed to spend some time in the garden & i have transferred some lavender plant from pots into the ground.

please have a look at the photos & see should i be removing the d looking flowers or will they come back? please excuse me if this seams a silly question I'm still learning.

im having probes uploading pic ill try later.

All the Best Steve.

[bramble]

Hi New Gardener, if the flower spikes are from last years flowers you can remove them as they will just wither away.
If they are this years new growth, which I doubt as its only February, then leave the on.
How old are the plants. Did they flower last year.

[fiveaday]

Sorry to hijack your thread Steve but I had a similar question and it could be pertinent to your own.

Our lavender plant from last year looks a little ragged and still has the dead flowers from last year.

* Is it worth cutting back and if so by how much should we cut back?

[new gardener 1052]

They look just like mine did I cut off all the last years flowers and all the dead looking woody bits. Gave them a good water and they look like new again hope this works for you too.

Steve.

[cheops]

Lavender is relatively short lived. Proper pruning prolongs the plants life by a couple of years at least. And pruning keeps the plant bushy and shapely. Always after flowering pruning as low as possible but NOT into woody stems. Often you will get a second flush of flowers after pruning and if so prune again after flowering.

[fiveaday]

They look just like mine did I cut off all the last years flowers and all the dead looking woody bits

I was hoping it was the same issue, I think I'll do the same and hopefully I'll get them back to health as well, glad you got yours sorted

Lavender is relatively short lived. Proper pruning prolongs the plants life by a couple of years at least. And pruning keeps the plant bushy and shapely. Always after flowering pruning as low as possible but NOT into woody stems. Often you will get a second flush of flowers after pruning and if so prune again after flowering.

Thanks Cheops, I ran short of time last year and so everything went a bit awry after all our initial hard work. Great advice though so hopefully I'll revive them and attend to them after flowering this year


I was assuming / hoping I could treat them in a similar manner to rosemary but I guess they'll need more maintenance and care