I have a huge lavender plant,(about 3 1/2 feet high) but its getting very woody at the bottom. If I prune it right back, will it grow back again? If so, when is the best time of year? Lisa
I think once they have gone really woody, its time to hoik them out and plant a new one, I tried resurecting a Woody one but was never very sucsessful, it never did flower again
You can only cut lavender back into the green bit where it is still sprouting. If you cut back into old wood it won't shoot again from there. If it has got really leggy and woody you will probably be better off replacing it.
I lost a lovely one this year as we had a mild start and then a really hard, cold spell and it died back and has done the same thing and gone horriby woody.
thanks for the replies. I think I have 2 choices? can either trim it back slightly but it will still be a big plant with a woody bottom or replace it? nobody wants a woody bottom?
You need to get a new bush When they have a woody bottom they never recover from pruning back into the old wood. My not very green fingered husband decided he would prune one of ours back with a chainsaw, needless to say it never recovered.
Well I have not got green fingers at all but we had rosemary growing everywhere and that had a woody bottom so we pulled it out and its growing back again everyone said don't pull it out now as it will die and we wanted to kill it because it was everywhere and taking over the garden and its back
any keen gardeners on here?
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Posted - 15 Jun 2009 : 9:45:34 PM
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, needless to say it never recovered.
but we had rosemary growing everywhere and that had a woody bottom so we pulled it out and its growing back again