[Janeymiddlewife]

Is it possible to take cuttings from lavender - I would like to plant some on my "new" plot when I get there, I have 3 mature bushes in my front garden,
Thx

[SnooziSuzi]

it is possible following the usual softwood cutting rules (ie cut them when the stem is soft but not from a flowering bit; leaves only, then strip the leaves off to about 2" of stem and cut just at the base of the leaf nodes then propagate in moist compost until rooted) however I didn't have any luck with any bits that I did but had loads of sucess with growing them from seed.

[garddwr]

how easy are they to grow from seed suzi ? How early do they flower? Do they grow and flower in that year ? I would like to do this and use a lot of lavender plants as a hedge.

[GrannieAnnie]

If I break a bit of lavender off a bush and stick it in rooting powder then into a pot it grows!!!!  (usually!!!!)  never tried them from seed myself though, never neded to.

[blackisgreen]

lavender cuttings take really easy, as mentioned take from a non flowering stem ,cut about 3 inches ,take any lower leaves off then use a pencil or like to make a hole then put cutting in the hole cover the base of cutting and water ,keep moist for a while as cuttings lose water through the leaves ,in a few weeks you will have a rooted cutting.seed is expensive and variable but its up to you .hope this helps steve

[Janeymiddlewife]

Thanks guys - have I missed the boat this year - haven't pruned yet so not sure what state the stems are in IYSWIM?

[SnooziSuzi]

how easy are they to grow from seed suzi ? How early do they flower? Do they grow and flower in that year ? I would like to do this and use a lot of lavender plants as a hedge.

Oh, they grow easy enough from seed, but I haven't really looked after mine this year so no flowers yet;  perhaps they flower in their second year or I've just been very bad!

[garddwr]

how easy are they to grow from seed suzi ? How early do they flower? Do they grow and flower in that year ? I would like to do this and use a lot of lavender plants as a hedge.

Oh, they grow easy enough from seed, but I haven't really looked after mine this year so no flowers yet;  perhaps they flower in their second year or I've just been very bad!

could anyone clarify that,are they ment to flower in their seconf year ?

[DD.]

The ones I grew from seed flowered first year.

[garddwr]

Thanks DD. Do you remember which variety they were ?