Dividing perennials
Just wanted to share a way kewl Web site that has full explanations
of dividing perennials according to root type. Site has good videos to illustrate explanations. http://tinyurl.com/4ay63p If anybody happens to go there, I have a Q. The "divide according to woody roots" section includes Lavender. But when I went to the section about in which season to divide, it included Lavender among the "advise not to divide". Your wisdom? This is So Calif coastal. TIA |
Dividing perennials
On 9/22/2008 1:07 PM, Artful Dodger wrote:
Just wanted to share a way kewl Web site that has full explanations of dividing perennials according to root type. Site has good videos to illustrate explanations. http://tinyurl.com/4ay63p If anybody happens to go there, I have a Q. The "divide according to woody roots" section includes Lavender. But when I went to the section about in which season to divide, it included Lavender among the "advise not to divide". Your wisdom? This is So Calif coastal. TIA Lavender is more a shrub or subshrub than a perennial. Thus, you should not attempt to divide it. Unlike many other woody plants, however, cuttings should root readily. Lavender is relatively short-lived compared with other woody plants. Cuttings are indeed a good way to replace an old plant. -- 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/ |
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