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Lavandula stoechas 'Wine' losing colour
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Posted by Nina_Coogee NSW Aust (My Page) on Thu, Jan 29, 04 at 5:05
| I planted a Lavandula stoechas in a sunny, well-drained position in October 2003. It appears to thrive and initially produced lovely plum coloured flowers for 2 months. It now produces greenish white flowers. Could anyone tell me what might be happening and what I might be able to do about it? |
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RE: Lavandula stoechas 'Wine' losing colour
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| I hate to see an unanswered question! It's not uncommon for cultivars to revert to the original form after a while. My variegated rosemary is slowly reverting, even though I chop off the dark green sections from time to time. I suggest this is what is happening to your lavender. Most L. stoeches have a white or near-white flower. I don't think there's much you can do about it. |
RE: Lavandula stoechas 'Wine' losing colour
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| I have a Lavendula stoechas. Early in the flowering season it had bright wine coloured flowers. At present the flowers have faded to a dull cream colour and the plant looks quite unkempt, but the flowers had just set seed and the flower heads are fading into papery pods. I also find that new buds appear green until they start to mature and take on their characteristic wine colour. My plant does this year after year. I don't know if this may be all that's happening to yours or if you do have a plant that is reverting back its wild state. Perhaps check if your flowers are new or old, soft, or crisp and papery. |
RE: Lavandula stoechas 'Wine' losing colour
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| Thanks for your comments. I'll wait to see whether or not it is a early season/late season phenomenon. If it has reverted, I'll just pull it out. The flowers look like fat, green caterpillars. Nina |
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