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Post by jardiniere on Feb 23, 2024 10:05:55 GMT 1
I forgot to prune my butterfly lavender in autumn. Is it best just to leave it now or should I prune it? It is quite untidy but not unsightly.
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suein56
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Post by suein56 on Feb 23, 2024 12:44:12 GMT 1
All I've read says it is better to prune in the Spring rather than Autumn as pruning encourages new growth which can then be killed off by Winter frosts.
PS .. We've had hailstones twice already today !
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Post by Veem on Feb 23, 2024 14:40:24 GMT 1
Despite intending always to trim the lavender in autumn, invariably it gets left until spring and hasn't minded ...... yet.
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Post by mysty on Feb 23, 2024 14:46:28 GMT 1
That plant is bomb proof I trimmed some back a couple of months ago others I did not cut. If I cannot kill them no one can. They are growing already even some roses have new leaf's.
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Post by gigi on Feb 23, 2024 15:55:23 GMT 1
I would tidy it but not cut back too much; I did several of my lavenders this week, although normally do them in the autumn - that’s here in Berkshire.
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Post by exile on Feb 23, 2024 17:43:09 GMT 1
Provided you don't prune back into the woody stems, they will not object to being pruned now. Cutting into the mature woody stems is the death of lavender whenever you prune.
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Post by lurcher on Feb 23, 2024 18:50:58 GMT 1
Is butterfly lavender a variety of plain old lavender and how would one identify it?
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Post by gigi on Feb 23, 2024 18:57:15 GMT 1
The name to look for is ‘Lavandula stoechas’, also known as ‘Papillon’.
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Post by cernunnos on Feb 23, 2024 21:50:14 GMT 1
Our stoechas all died , we just have standard lavender , seems to be able to handle the climate better.
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Post by jardiniere on Feb 24, 2024 10:03:40 GMT 1
Good news all round. Thanks all for the advice. Our stoechas all died , we just have standard lavender , seems to be able to handle the climate better. Mine's in quite a protected spot.
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Post by Nifty on Feb 27, 2024 8:54:32 GMT 1
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