CorseMachin | Spanish Lavender Plants - How To Grow Spanish Lavender In The Garden

Find a spot with full sun for your Spanish lavender plants or consider growing them in containers; these plants take well to pots. Make sure the soil is light and drains well. Your Spanish lavender will not need a lot of water and will tolerate droughts well.

Does Spanish lavender come back every year?
How do you maintain Spanish lavender?
Can Spanish lavender survive winter?
What type of soil does Spanish lavender need?
Should you deadhead Spanish lavender?
Should I cut back Spanish lavender?
What happens if you don't prune lavender?
How often should you water Spanish lavender?
What grows well with Spanish lavender?
What do you feed Spanish lavender?
Is Spanish lavender toxic to dogs?

Does Spanish lavender come back every year?

Lavender is a perennial herb that continues to grow each year. ... Lavender is a woody perennial, so it does continue to grow from year to year, but the stems remain upright through the winter in preparation for new spring growth. With proper care and pruning, lavender will survive in the garden for years to come.

How do you maintain Spanish lavender?

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Plant lavender in full sun and well-drained soil (add organic matter to improve heavy soils). ...
Water plants deeply but infrequently, when the soil is almost dry.
Prune every year immediately after bloom.

Can Spanish lavender survive winter?

Spanish lavender (L. stoechas) and fringed or French lavender (L. dentata) are much more tender—hardy outdoors only in Zone 8 and warmer. They have to be moved indoors to survive the winter in colder zones.

What type of soil does Spanish lavender need?

Spanish lavender is native to Mediterranean and North African regions with poor soil and does best without any fertilization, but it requires excellent drainage for good growth. If the soil is high in clay and drains slowly, amend the soil with coarse sand at planting to improve its drainage.

Should you deadhead Spanish lavender?

Deadhead for the rest of the flowering season and continue to shape the foliage into a rounded, mound - including a gentle trim in late summer. Expect your Lavender plant to live 5 to 10 years. When pruning your Lavender, never cut into the woody part of your Lavender.

Should I cut back Spanish lavender?

Spanish lavender has the shortest lifespan of the three types: About five years. The third type include lavender crosses or lavedins, lavandula X intermedia. ... Ideally, lavender should be cut back at least once a year, either after spring flowering or in the fall before frost danger is imminent.

What happens if you don't prune lavender?

An annual pruning is an important step for long-lasting lavender (Lavandula spp. and hybrids) plants. Without it they grow a large, lanky, woody base that can split open — it looks bad and shortens the plant's lifespan.

How often should you water Spanish lavender?

Keep the mulch away from the crown of the lavender plant. Water once or twice a week after planting until plants are established. Water mature plants every two to three weeks until buds form, then once or twice weekly until harvest.

What grows well with Spanish lavender?

Lavender prefers full sun and has many companion plants that can protect it from pests and stimulate its growth. Plants that are particularly good companion plants for lavender include: Herbs: Basil and oregano increase the vitality and growth of nearby lavender plants by repelling aphids and various species of flies.

What do you feed Spanish lavender?

The easiest and best thing to do is to put down an inch (2.5 cm.) of good compost around the plant. This should provide plenty of nutrients for the year to come. Alternatively, you can feed your lavender with a small amount of slow-release fertilizer.

Is Spanish lavender toxic to dogs?

Lavender, the plant, does contain a small amount of a compound called linalool, which is toxic to both dogs and cats. ... Symptoms of lavender poisoning may include vomiting, inability to defecate, a swollen and tender abdomen, reduced appetite, and fever.