Re: perennials

Tony - I just cut the flower spikes off, but I get 2 or 3 bloom
sequences a year doing this. I had one crazy thing still blooming well
through the month of January (a Grosso - lavandin variety). It was
amazing. Every one that walked by the house (I'm on the main drag)
noticed it and commented on it.


Pam


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 20:37:14 -0500

>Lavenders aren't perennials - they're shrubs.  But who cares? We can talk
>about everything here!
>I haven't grown lavender for years.  All I know is that you cut them back in
>spring after they've had time to start new growth.  As to cutting back for a
>2nd flowering now, I wouldn't think so but it couldn't hurt to try.  Being a
>shrub, I wouldn't cut back more than 1/3.
>
>Kitty
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tony Veca" <romans8@comcast.net>
>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 6:26 PM
>Subject: Re: [CHAT]perennials
>
>
>> on 8/5/03 2:26 PM, kmrsy@comcast.net wrote:
>>
>> talking about perennials
>>
>> Starting with Lavenders. Can you trim them back some what to still get
>more
>> flowers later after the first flush have dried? And how far back can you
>> "cut" them?
>>
>> Tony Veca <><
>> Another Gr888 Day in Paradise !!!!!
>> Vancouver, WA  USA
>>
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