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How to Care Lavender, Growing Lavender, Caring for Lavender
Lavender has modest care requirements. Preferring full sun and well-draining soil, they flourish in cooler climates with a preferred temperature range of 50°F-85°F. Over-watering is a common issue, as they're drought-tolerant. Pests like aphids and spider mites and diseases like root rot can be problematic. Seasonal care involves pruning back in late summer for healthy spring growth and considering winter mulch in colder climates. Special attention should be paid to maintain optimal conditions year-round.
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Sunlight
Full sun
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How to Water Lavender?
Watering Frequency: Every week
Thriving in its native Mediterranean climate, lavender has adapted to survive with infrequent watering, indicative of its preference for drier conditions. It is essential to allow the soil to dry out between waterings, which equates to watering every week. Overwatering can lead to root rot, so maintaining a balance is crucial for this drought-tolerant species. Typically grown outdoors due to its need for full sun and well-draining soil, lavender benefits from the occasional rain but is quite resilient during dry spells.
What Are the Sunlight Requirements for Lavender?
Ideal Lighting: Full sun
Lavender thrives in the Mediterranean climate, characterized by sunny, dry conditions. Optimal lighting for lavender includes full sun exposure, with at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily, to ensure vigorous growth and optimal oil production. The intense light contributes to robust photosynthesis, essential for energy, and initiates blooming. In non-native regions, replicate these conditions by placing lavender in the brightest spot available, employing supplemental grow lights if necessary. For greenhouse cultivation, high light levels comparable to natural sun are crucial for maintaining lavender's typical growth cycle.
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How to Propagate Lavender?
Primary propagation methods for lavender include seed sowing, cuttings, and layering. Key factors for success are well-draining soil, ample light, and mild temperatures. Seeds require cold stratification, while cuttings and layering need a rooting hormone and moist conditions. Propagation difficulty is moderate due to slow germination and variable success with cuttings. To propagate, select healthy, non-flowering shoots, cut 3-4 inches, dip in rooting hormone, plant in potting mix, and maintain humidity.
Steps:
- Source shoot;
- Cut and treat;
- Plant;
- Maintain conditions.
How to Plant Lavender?
For lavender, prefer well-drained, sandy or gravelly soils with slightly alkaline pH. Full sun exposure is ideal. Watering should be moderate, as the plant tolerates drought well. Planting involves selecting a suitable site, preparing the planting hole 2 times the root ball size, placing the plant in and covering with soil, maintaining a proper spacing. Post-planting, water adequately and mulch around the base. While these practices cover the genus broadly, there may be species-specific requirements always worth considering.
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Attributes of Lavender
Sunlight
Full sun
Tolerance Lighting
Partial sun
Ideal Temperature
5 - 38 ℃
Plant Type
Herb
Scientific Classification of Lavender
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Types of Lavender
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English lavender 'Melissa Lilac'
The english lavender 'Melissa Lilac' earns the name from its unique lilac coloring. It is the only one with this particular hue and grows from delightful sage green foliage. They have a sturdy tolerance for cold and humidity and exude a lovely, almost musky, fragrance. Gardeners enjoy their company around garden borders, and so do any neighborhood bumblebees.
English lavender 'Hidcote'
English lavender 'Hidcote' gains its common name from how well it grows in England's climate, although the plant is native to the Mediterranean region. With silvery-gray foliage and narrower leaves than the parent, this purplish-blue cylindrical flower is comprised of tiny tubular spikes and gives off a heady scent.
English lavender 'Folgate'
English lavender 'Folgate' is a compact evergreen shrub with a heightened ability to withstand dry conditions, reflecting its Mediterranean origins. Its silvery-green foliage is highly aromatic, releasing a calming scent when disturbed. Known for early blooming, english lavender 'Folgate' produces deep violet-blue flowers that stand out against its foliage, attracting pollinators and providing visual interest in garden settings.
Topped lavender 'Pretty Polly'
Topped lavender 'Pretty Polly' is a cultivar of French lavender, a part of the mint family. Its beautiful tiny purple blossoms with larger white petals at the top ensure that it will live up to its name. This shrub can reach heights of 46 cm and regularly attracts butterflies and bees. It earned an award from the Royal Horticultural Society.
English lavender 'Munstead'
English lavender 'Munstead' has delightful periwinkle blooms that are tightly held and easier to grow than some of its fellow lavender cultivars. This plant was named after Munstead woods, where it was initially grown. This type of English Lavender is mostly cultivated and harvested for its fragrant oils.
Topped lavender 'Anouk'
Topped lavender 'Anouk' is a cultivar of French lavender, from the mint family. Its appearance differentiates it from other varieties of lavender. It has rows of tiny plum-colored blossoms topped by long, lighter-colored petals. It has silvery green leaves. The name, 'Anouk' means 'grace,' perhaps alluding to its appearance when waving in the breeze. Topped lavender 'Anouk' is a popular garden plant as it is easy to maintain, fragrant, and blossoms for a long period of time.
Lavandin
Lavandin (Lavandula intermedia) is a hybrid variety of lavender that's popular for gardens and commercial production. Its fragrant, showy blossoms attract bees, butterflies and other pollinators. It blooms profusely in summer and its dried flowers retain their vibrant color and soothing lavender fragrance. Perfect for dried flower arrangements, potpourri and sachets. Thrives in full sun with moist, well-drained soil.
Spike lavender
The flowers of spike lavender (Lavandula latifolia) are more blue-gray than the purple flowers of French or true lavender (Lavandula stoechas and Lavandula angustifolia, respectively), and they smell more strongly of camphor. The essential oil produced from this plant is used in soaps, perfume, and aromatherapy.
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Lavender has modest care requirements. Preferring full sun and well-draining soil, they flourish in cooler climates with a preferred temperature range of 50°F-85°F. Over-watering is a common issue, as they're drought-tolerant. Pests like aphids and spider mites and diseases like root rot can be problematic. Seasonal care involves pruning back in late summer for healthy spring growth and considering winter mulch in colder climates. Special attention should be paid to maintain optimal conditions year-round.
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How to Water Lavender?
Watering Frequency: Every week
Thriving in its native Mediterranean climate, lavender has adapted to survive with infrequent watering, indicative of its preference for drier conditions. It is essential to allow the soil to dry out between waterings, which equates to watering every week. Overwatering can lead to root rot, so maintaining a balance is crucial for this drought-tolerant species. Typically grown outdoors due to its need for full sun and well-draining soil, lavender benefits from the occasional rain but is quite resilient during dry spells.
What Are the Sunlight Requirements for Lavender?
Ideal Lighting: Full sun
Lavender thrives in the Mediterranean climate, characterized by sunny, dry conditions. Optimal lighting for lavender includes full sun exposure, with at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily, to ensure vigorous growth and optimal oil production. The intense light contributes to robust photosynthesis, essential for energy, and initiates blooming. In non-native regions, replicate these conditions by placing lavender in the brightest spot available, employing supplemental grow lights if necessary. For greenhouse cultivation, high light levels comparable to natural sun are crucial for maintaining lavender's typical growth cycle.
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Feedback
How to Propagate Lavender?
Primary propagation methods for lavender include seed sowing, cuttings, and layering. Key factors for success are well-draining soil, ample light, and mild temperatures. Seeds require cold stratification, while cuttings and layering need a rooting hormone and moist conditions. Propagation difficulty is moderate due to slow germination and variable success with cuttings. To propagate, select healthy, non-flowering shoots, cut 3-4 inches, dip in rooting hormone, plant in potting mix, and maintain humidity.
Steps:
- Source shoot;
- Cut and treat;
- Plant;
- Maintain conditions.
How to Plant Lavender?
For lavender, prefer well-drained, sandy or gravelly soils with slightly alkaline pH. Full sun exposure is ideal. Watering should be moderate, as the plant tolerates drought well. Planting involves selecting a suitable site, preparing the planting hole 2 times the root ball size, placing the plant in and covering with soil, maintaining a proper spacing. Post-planting, water adequately and mulch around the base. While these practices cover the genus broadly, there may be species-specific requirements always worth considering.
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Attributes of Lavender
Sunlight
Full sun
Tolerance Lighting
Partial sun
Ideal Temperature
5 - 38 ℃
Plant Type
Herb
Scientific Classification of Lavender
Types of Lavender
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English lavender 'Melissa Lilac'
The english lavender 'Melissa Lilac' earns the name from its unique lilac coloring. It is the only one with this particular hue and grows from delightful sage green foliage. They have a sturdy tolerance for cold and humidity and exude a lovely, almost musky, fragrance. Gardeners enjoy their company around garden borders, and so do any neighborhood bumblebees.
English lavender 'Hidcote'
English lavender 'Hidcote' gains its common name from how well it grows in England's climate, although the plant is native to the Mediterranean region. With silvery-gray foliage and narrower leaves than the parent, this purplish-blue cylindrical flower is comprised of tiny tubular spikes and gives off a heady scent.
English lavender 'Folgate'
English lavender 'Folgate' is a compact evergreen shrub with a heightened ability to withstand dry conditions, reflecting its Mediterranean origins. Its silvery-green foliage is highly aromatic, releasing a calming scent when disturbed. Known for early blooming, english lavender 'Folgate' produces deep violet-blue flowers that stand out against its foliage, attracting pollinators and providing visual interest in garden settings.
Topped lavender 'Pretty Polly'
Topped lavender 'Pretty Polly' is a cultivar of French lavender, a part of the mint family. Its beautiful tiny purple blossoms with larger white petals at the top ensure that it will live up to its name. This shrub can reach heights of 46 cm and regularly attracts butterflies and bees. It earned an award from the Royal Horticultural Society.
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Ocimum are a group of strongly aromatic, and often flavorful, herbs and shrubs. Many species within the genus are of tremendous culinary importance. Some species are used as herbs, and others are used as teas. Ocimum have such an influence all over the world that many cultures consider these species to be sacred and use them in religious rituals.
Rubiteucris
Rubiteucris is native to southern China, the Himalayas, and Myanmar.
Volkameria
Volkameria are flowering plants that grow along coastlines in most continents across the globe. These plants are characterized by a visibly widened stem at the node, or the area where the floral bud forms, and by four-part fruits that are black or brown. Many volkameria are fragrant flowers grown for ornamental cultivation.
Gomphostemma
Gomphostemma is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, China, and the Indian subcontinent.
Coleus
Coleus are flowering plants that are mostly native to tropical and subtropical regions across the Old World. Several species within the genus have become wildly popular houseplants all over the world. These plants are notable for their brightly colored leaves, which may include brilliant patches or patterns of pink, red, or yellow intermixed with green.
Lagochilus
The genus is native to central, south-central, and eastern Asia.
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