Posted by BeTu on April 6, 2011, 10:18 pm
I live in zone 5, and wonder how I should treat Lavender before the
season starts....do I need to cut back last years growth? Thanks
Posted by David E. Ross on April 7, 2011, 10:29 am
On 4/6/11 7:18 PM, BeTu wrote:
> I live in zone 5, and wonder how I should treat Lavender before the
> season starts....do I need to cut back last years growth? Thanks
Lavender hardiness depends on the species, but I am not aware of any
that will survive a winter in USDA zone 5 or even zones 6 and 7.
While pruning lavender will rejuvenate the plant, it must be done
carefully. As with other relatives of salvia -- rosemary, sage, mint,
etc -- there must be green leaves remaining below the cut. Otherwise
the branch will die back to its base. If a branch has no green leaves,
remove the entire branch. If there are no green leaves on the plant at
all, it is dead; lavender is evergreen.
--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
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Posted by kate on April 7, 2011, 4:15 pm
On Thu, 07 Apr 2011 07:29:01 -0700, "David E. Ross"
>On 4/6/11 7:18 PM, BeTu wrote:
>> I live in zone 5, and wonder how I should treat Lavender before the
>> season starts....do I need to cut back last years growth? Thanks
>Lavender hardiness depends on the species, but I am not aware of any
>that will survive a winter in USDA zone 5 or even zones 6 and 7.
>While pruning lavender will rejuvenate the plant, it must be done
>carefully. As with other relatives of salvia -- rosemary, sage, mint,
>etc -- there must be green leaves remaining below the cut. Otherwise
>the branch will die back to its base. If a branch has no green leaves,
>remove the entire branch. If there are no green leaves on the plant at
>all, it is dead; lavender is evergreen.
I'm in zone 6b and my lavender survived this past winter - I think
it's about 3-4 years old. I did lose a rosemary and a rue
Posted by cshenk on April 8, 2011, 1:24 am
"David E. Ross" wrote
> On 4/6/11 7:18 PM, BeTu wrote:
>> I live in zone 5, and wonder how I should treat Lavender before the
>> season starts....do I need to cut back last years growth? Thanks
> Lavender hardiness depends on the species, but I am not aware of any
> that will survive a winter in USDA zone 5 or even zones 6 and 7.
It's happy to overwinter in zone7 (I'm a 7B on the edge of 6, Virginia Beach
area).
Posted by songbird on April 8, 2011, 1:52 am
David E. Ross wrote:
> On 4/6/11 7:18 PM, BeTu wrote:
>> I live in zone 5, and wonder how I should treat Lavender before the
>> season starts....do I need to cut back last years growth? Thanks
> Lavender hardiness depends on the species, but I am not aware of any
> that will survive a winter in USDA zone 5 or even zones 6 and 7.
> While pruning lavender will rejuvenate the plant, it must be done
> carefully. As with other relatives of salvia -- rosemary, sage, mint,
> etc -- there must be green leaves remaining below the cut. Otherwise
> the branch will die back to its base. If a branch has no green leaves,
> remove the entire branch. If there are no green leaves on the plant at
> all, it is dead; lavender is evergreen.
we are in Zone 5, but i cannot say what
variety (or varieties) we have. i do know
they survive here and we get some offspring
from seeds.
the rest of what David says here rings
true to me. we trim either late summer/fall
or in the spring before the active growing
season hits. a very light trim of the
previous flower stalks and any dead branches.
once in a while a plant doesn't make it
and we replace it by cutting off the plant
and letting one of the seedlings take over.
songbird
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> season starts....do I need to cut back last years growth? Thanks