English Lavendars
 

I recently pruned my English lavendar plants and they have all died.
Any ideas what I did wrong?

English Lavenders
 

Alan wrote:
I recently pruned my English lavendar plants and they have all died.
Any ideas what I did wrong?


When cutting any of the Lavandula species, always cut above the lowest
living foliage. A bare stem will die back to its parent branch.

Also, lavenders prefer a relatively dry soil. When the demand for
moisture is reduced because foliage has been reduced, cut back on
watering. Otherwise, the plant might rot.

--
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)
Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/

English Lavendars
 

Alan wrote:
I recently pruned my English lavendar plants and they have all died.
Any ideas what I did wrong?

How old were the plants?

How far back did you prune them?

Maybe they're not *quite* dead.