I recently pruned my English lavendar plants and they have all died. Any ideas what I did wrong?
English Lavendars
Jun 19, 2006
2 Replies
When cutting any of the Lavandula species, always cut above the lowest living foliage. A bare stem will die back to its parent branch.
Also, lavenders prefer a relatively dry soil. When the demand for moisture is reduced because foliage has been reduced, cut back on watering. Otherwise, the plant might rot.
How old were the plants?
How far back did you prune them?
Maybe they're not *quite* dead.
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