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Lavandula dentata - French Lavender
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Posted by popi NSW Aust (My Page) on Tue, Jun 6, 06 at 22:35
| I have this growing in my garden.
Has anyone had much success growing it from cuttings ? When is the best time to take cuttings ?
Thanks gardening people. |
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RE: Lavandula dentata - French Lavender
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| For me autumn is the best time for cuttings, it grows easily here, that said ours is ideal climate for lavenders, hot and dry 6 months, mild, dry and beautiful for three and semi wet and cool (no frosts) for the rest. It self seeds here as well so I only did cuttings when I wanted a hedge (now it's gone :-)) |
RE: Lavandula dentata - French Lavender
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HI ya,
I grew it up here in Qld, it grew successfully without flowers, though not from cuttings. I lost them when we had sooooo much rain, and the drainage was poor. Good luck with yours. |
RE: Lavandula dentata - French Lavender
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| Grows really easily from cuttings, even in Winter. Just snip off some tips about 10 cms long, remove botton half of leaves, dip in honey and stick in a small pot. Will strike more quickly and reliably if you cover the pot with plastic - a cut-off soft-drink bottle is good, and you probably won't have to water it if the soil is damp to start with. |
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