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New gardener - french lavender stopped flowering already?
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| Rebecca 2005-06-27, 12:25 pm |
| Can anyone advise?
A couple of months ago I bought a gorgeous full flowering french
lavender (papillon?) from my local garden centre but all the flowers
have now died. I thought it was meant to last the summer?
To show my ignorance here, was I meant to cut out the dead flowers to
promote new growth?
If anyone can give me some tips for caring for this plant so I don't
make the same mistake next year (assuming it lasts that long!), I would
be most grateful.
Many thanks
Rebecca
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| Emrys Davies 2005-06-27, 12:25 pm |
| "Rebecca" <reb_caines@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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quote:
> Can anyone advise?
>
> A couple of months ago I bought a gorgeous full flowering french
> lavender (papillon?) from my local garden centre but all the flowers
> have now died. I thought it was meant to last the summer?
>
> To show my ignorance here, was I meant to cut out the dead flowers to
> promote new growth?
>
> If anyone can give me some tips for caring for this plant so I don't
> make the same mistake next year (assuming it lasts that long!), I
would
quote:
> be most grateful.
>
> Many thanks
> Rebecca
Rebecca,
I think that this site tells you all you need to know about yout plant.
http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/pl/?...rd&ClassID=4067
Regards,
Emrys Davies.
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| Tiger303 2005-06-28, 12:25 pm |
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i hope you've sandy soil, or you gave the lavender lots of drainage;
french varieties hate wet having wet roots in winter. living in
Manchester i've given up on french lavender even in a soil10% and
grit90% mix in a raised south facing bed it died last year, although we
did have very wet summer and autumn which probably didn't help it
--
Tiger303
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| Spider 2005-06-28, 6:25 pm |
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Rebecca <reb_caines@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1119871846.591558.134030@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
quote:
> Can anyone advise?
>
> A couple of months ago I bought a gorgeous full flowering french
> lavender (papillon?) from my local garden centre but all the flowers
> have now died. I thought it was meant to last the summer?
>
> To show my ignorance here, was I meant to cut out the dead flowers to
> promote new growth?
>
> If anyone can give me some tips for caring for this plant so I don't
> make the same mistake next year (assuming it lasts that long!), I would
> be most grateful.
>
> Many thanks
> Rebecca
>
Hi Rebecca,
Without knowing it, you've answered your own question. You bought the plant
in *full flower* i.e. all the buds matured and open. By all means admire a
plant in full bloom, but buy the one next to it in bud (perhaps with a
couple of flowers open so you can see the plant isn't mislabled). That way,
you can enjoy the flowering season, which in this case is only about 8
weeks. It is a good idea to cut your plant back to help keep it bushy, but
it won't produce more flowers this year.
It is not unusual for flowering plants to be brought in to flower early, as
this makes them more saleable, as you discovered. Alas, your pleasure this
year was fleeting, but next year you should see the fullness of the
flowering season.
Spider
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