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Scott Lindsay 02-06-2003 12:44 AM

My Lavender Plants won't flower
 
Hi

I have quite a few lavender plants in my garden, they get plenty of water,
sun and nutrients, however they have never flowered - what am I doing wrong,
I have given them a prune to see if that would help but nothing - can you
offer any advice?

Thanks



Flossie 02-06-2003 06:56 AM

My Lavender Plants won't flower
 
Hi Scott
Mine were exactly the same.... I had them in a couple of years and although
the growth is healthy and luxurious I had not a single flower. Granted they
didnt get much sun, one day a large gum tree in my front yard fell down and
suddenly my lavender plants got a lot more sun, they all suddenly burst into
flower for about a week or twoo weeks.... then nothing. They are back to
just being foliage plants. I have been told by a couple of people that
perhaps they are too young to flower yet... but I dont know how age and
flowering goes together.

Id be most interested to see what replies you get here as we seem to have
the same problem.

Im in southern WA, maybe its a soil thing.

Floss
"Scott Lindsay" wrote in message
...
Hi

I have quite a few lavender plants in my garden, they get plenty of water,
sun and nutrients, however they have never flowered - what am I doing

wrong,
I have given them a prune to see if that would help but nothing - can you
offer any advice?

Thanks





Jane VR 02-06-2003 09:20 AM

My Lavender Plants won't flower
 
They do like lots of sun. They don't need much feeding, or watering
(unless there's a drought). Maybe you are being too nice to them :)

Jane


alwynne mackie 02-06-2003 10:08 AM

My Lavender Plants won't flower
 
It's also possible that the fertilizer you are using is high in nitrogen and
low in potash - as most of them are - and this will promote leaf growth at
the cost of flowers.
Alwynne

"Jane VR" wrote in message
u...
They do like lots of sun. They don't need much feeding, or watering
(unless there's a drought). Maybe you are being too nice to them :)

Jane




ellipsis 29-07-2003 07:23 PM

My Lavender Plants won't flower
 
In article , Scott Lindsay
wrote:

Hi

I have quite a few lavender plants in my garden, they get plenty of water,
sun and nutrients, however they have never flowered - what am I doing wrong,
I have given them a prune to see if that would help but nothing - can you
offer any advice?

Thanks


A neighbour who seems to know a bit about gardening (lush front yard
and married to a botanist) commented to me recently that "the only
thing that will hurt lavender is over watering". She suggested letting
it get started, then just leaving it to get whatever it receives from
the heavens.


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