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#238422 Oct 13th, 2008 at 02:27 PM
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I have 2 big clumps of it and I'm not really sure what to do with it....never had it before. Do I cut it back now for winter--or should I leave it the way it is? Does it come up new growth or does it just bounce back on the old growth?

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I didn't do anything to mine last winter and it came back fine. I cut off the really dead parts in the spring and the plants just took off with new growth.

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Originally Posted by debnoel
I didn't do anything to mine last winter and it came back fine. I cut off the really dead parts in the spring and the plants just took off with new growth.


same here. and I cover it with leaves during the coldest of winter, in the spring I cut it back but careful not to cut back too far into the main woody stock,I also scratch in the soil some Epsom salt in the spring it loves it and will thank you for it,

there are a lot of different kinds of lavender,,,,, and some do not come back,, for your zone,,,,,,,,, do you know which kind you have??


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angelblossom #238489 Oct 14th, 2008 at 06:26 AM
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It is a perennial to my zone! thumbup I don't remember the exact type though.....and I just remembered, I did have it last year but it was small then, now I have 2 huge clumps of it....and last year I had no idea what to do with it---most of my perennials get severely cut back in the fall. I think I did hack it back this spring and then was worried I'd overdone it but it has really done well. I guess I just wasn't sure of the proper way to care for them. I just guessed. lol I have one on each side of the pond and oh man does it smell good!!!!! Lovely stuff to have. So glad I bought it!

Must remember to get Epsom salts next year.....

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You shouldn't cut back woody herbs and shrubs in the fall, it can make them more prone to freezing to death. Leave 'em until spring, then you can cut off mostly all you want.


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