Lavender is a bushy, strong-scented perennial plant from the Mediterranean. In most regions, its gray to green foliage stays evergreen throughout the year. Here’s how to plant and grow lavender in your garden!
Prized for its fragrance, medicinal properties, and beautiful color, lavender is a valued plant across the world. It also attracts pollinators to the garden.
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winter - zone 4-5 (Ontario) Canada
I have superblue Lavender in pots .. they have grown wonderful all summer and do not want to kill over the winter
How do i prep for winter ... The pots are too big to bury for the winter
thank you
Kim
Overwintering Lavender
English lavenders (such as the ‘SuperBlue’ variety) are generally winter hardy up to Zone 5—but that’s not to say that they can’t survive in colder areas if provided adequate protection. Since you cannot bury the pots, could you move them to a sheltered location such as a garden shed or garage? You’ll need to keep them insulated from the cold, since the roots won’t get the natural protection of the ground soil. Mulch over top of the plants with 3 to 4 inches of straw. Give them some water before you mulch and store them. You’ll want to make sure that they don’t dry out completely, but also that they don’t get too wet throughout the winter.
Even with all this, they may not survive the cold… Perhaps you could repot them in smaller pots and bring them inside instead?
Lavender Topiary Tree
Do I have to plant this tree outside or can I just keep it in its planter . This way I can move it around . How tall do they get ,Thank you Sharon
lavender
I live in zone 6b near Boston. I planted two small (maybe 4") lavenders in pots six weeks ago--one in plastic and one in a fabric grow bag. They came from a greenhouse at a good local nursery, but I put them in full sun gradually after I repotted them. The plants have room to grow in their pots. I amended the potting mix with coarse sand and compost, but no fertilizer because I was told not to for lavender. I top dressed with pea gravel. I've been deathly afraid of over watering and have been giving them small amounts of water when they were dry several inches down and the moisture meter said they were dry. I planted hidcote and munstead. Some of the larger leaves on the hidcote turned yellow with crispy browntips. The roots are fine. There's no fungus or rot and there's new growth near the crown. It's been boiling hot and very sunny here (90+). The soil pH is 7 and I don't think there's excessive nitrogen in the soil, which I read can also cause yellow leaves. I've been trying to figure this out for weeks, but everyone's advice is either incomplete or contradictory.
I thought they looked unhappy after heavy rain so I bring them inside and put them under a grow light if heavy rains are forecasted. I'm sorry to go into so much detail, but I've been going a bit mad trying to figure this out.
Do you think the yellow leaves and crunchy brown tips could be from the shallow watering and letting the soil get very dry? Yesterday I switched to deep watering until the water runs out the bottom and then wait under the top two inches are dry. They don't look thrilled today, slightly more yellow. Is there anything else I should/shouldn't do? Will they just be a little confused until I get them on a better regime of deep waterings and drying out, but not completely dry?
Thank you for reading this novella and any help you can give me will be greatly appreciated.
no blooms!
I planted one lavender plant weeks ago on my balcony where I grow many potted plants. I think it is a variety of english lavender. I see no sign of blooms or buds. What gives? Thanks.
Lavender and deer
Do deer avoid lavender plants?
deer and lavender
While there’s no plant that is off limits to deer, they do not like lavender as much as other plants. See more here: https://www.almanac.com/content/deer-resistant-plants