My mom grows lavender and we're in Zone 5b...so I can't see it being the weather. Hers are already larger this year than they were last year with lots of flowers. I'm not sure what could be going on with yours. I'd cut off the dead branches and hope that maybe it comes back. I hope someone else comes along to help you more. They sure are beautiful aren't they?

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One thing I saw on a garden show, and I think it might apply to your lavendar - if you cut a plant like that back, the hormones that are in the top of the plant have nowhere to go, and channel back downward.
This is why pruned plants, especially shrubs, come back stronger than before. According to the show, that is.
You'll need a healthy plant to get flower stalks.
If it were mine I'd prune it back and hope for basal growth.
BTW, lavendar lives only about 3 years, and there's no way of telling the age when you buy a mature plant.
Safest to buy the baby plants or do seeds. I don't know anything about their germination though.
Good luck with your lavendar !


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My neighbor has a huge rosemary, the biggest one I have ever seen. I mean it's a TREE.
She says it's 20 years old. She's lived there 30 years so I see no reason to doubt her.
The rosemary is in a huge pot on her front porch.
Gorgeous ! And what an entryway plant, so showy and so fragrant.

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PA Gardner - I was new to lavender too - I didn't know to cut it back in the spring - so in a frantic chance someone on the forum could help I posted my photos before cutting back

before cutting

That's what it looked like before I got lots of great and helpful tips from the forum. I cut all my plants back (and I have about 6 of them) back about 2/3 of the way down but NOT into the thick brown woody stems - I had some new growth showing as well, and now almost all have buds on them. Here's a photo from about 1 month ago - it looks so much better!
lavender 1 month ago

Anyways - I hope you have good luck with your lavender. This will be my 2nd growing season with these plants - they were here when we moved in - I hope they last longer than one more year - good luck! I am interested to see what happens

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Katie - Zone 6a

av8trx.., Alright Looking good

Ive also been told that if you put sand(about 2 inches) around the base or pebble rock they like that(to reflect the light up ). I have two lavender plants one is planted in a whiterock sitting garden another is in soil I put the sand around the one in soil(another experiment)LOL . they both are great tho the one in the white rock is fuller with more blooms..

I'm so glad your lavender perked up and is rewarding you with healthy growth!!

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I prune my lavender the way patches described. They were neglected and in terrible shape when I moved in, but revived and are beautiful after 2 spring prunings.

Does anyone have some knowledge about moving lavender plants? I have five established English Lavender plants that I would like to relocate. Do lavender plants take well to moving? If so, any tips on a successful move?
Thanks!

I bought lavander for the first time this year. All your info. is so helpful. i enjoy reading all your post. I can tell in no time my yard and gardens will be beautiful,thanks.

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One who plants a garden plants happiness.