Re: Lavenders

In my garden (Eugene, OR), L. latifolia and L. dentata have a long bloom season - from spring until frost.  L. dentata even blooms in mid-winter mild spells.  L. heterophylla starts a little later (because it dies back in winter and has to regrow) but it also goes 'til fall. L. stoechas starts earliest, with the tulips in April, and blooms off and on all summer.  For me it is just the angustifolia types ('grosso' included) that have the short season. L. latifolia is very angustifolia- looking, but with the longer bloom, so it might be what you're wanting?


At 04:54 PM 8/6/2004, Irene Kuffel wrote:

Sean and others,

    My question has to do with the longevity of the flowers
    rather than the plants themselves.

    Have you found that there are certain things you can do to
    prolong the bloom season on lavenders? We have a lot of
    L. 'grosso', whose flowers never seem to last for more than a month.
    This year, they started showing color just in time for July 4th,
    looked stunning by mid-July, but by end of July were looking sadly
    faded and brown (and this was a very cool July!)

    Is this about the length of bloom season one might expect?
    Are there other varieties that provide a longer show?
    What are the factors that affect the longevity of the flowers?
    (Possibly the swarms of bees pollinating the flowers
    make them go through their cycle faster?)

Thanks much,


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