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Author Garden: lavender larryboy Gardener Member # 5069 posted                       simple question:i have english lavender in my garden. i looked up how to care for it on the gardeners forum and they give info for english lavender "lavandula angustifolia". the label on my plant is english lavender "lavandula intermedia". is this the same plant? thanks for any help. Plants: 3 | From: glen head, new york | Registered: Apr 2005  |  Seeded: 24.46.2.5 obywan59 Garden Pro! Member # 2222 posted                       Lavandula intermedia (also called lavandin) is a cross between English Lavendar (lavandula angustifolia) and Italian or Spanish lavendar (lavandula latifolia) * * * * Terry May the force be with you Plants: 1370 | From: Copper Hill, Virginia | Registered: Apr 2004  |  Seeded: 4.248.231.209 larryboy Gardener Member # 5069 posted                       terry thanks so much for responding. next question: do i treat it the same way. the instructions i have say to cut it back to 6' to 8' in the spring. Plants: 3 | From: glen head, new york | Registered: Apr 2005  |  Seeded: 24.46.2.5 obywan59 Garden Pro! Member # 2222 posted                       I've found 2 different methods for pruning. One says to shear lightly in April to remove the old flower stems and about 1 inch of the previous years growth. The other says to prune hard in the fall as spring pruning can remove flowering wood: http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/lavxintermediagrosso.htm Lavandula x intermedia cv. Grosso Lavender * * * * Terry May the force be with you Plants: 1370 | From: Copper Hill, Virginia | Registered: Apr 2004  |  Seeded: 4.248.231.209 weezie13 Compost Queen! Member # 772 posted                       Hi Larryboy, Welcome to The Garden Helper's Forum! We're very glad you found us!!! Just wanted to Welcome a fellow New Yorker!!! There a bunch of us here!!!! Don't forget to take a peak around, there's lot's to do....lot's to keep you busy, anytime of the year.... even when the snow is blowing in the middle of winter... Weezie * * * * Weezie Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2 http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/ Plants: 29299 | From: N.Y. | Registered: Apr 2003  |  Seeded: 24.54.67.102 larryboy Gardener Member # 5069 posted                       thanks - that is helpful. i think i'll prune lightly now, and perhaps hard in the fall depending on what it looks like. what a great site this is! Plants: 3 | From: glen head, new york | Registered: Apr 2005  |  Seeded: 24.46.2.5 Bess of the Piedmont Super Gardener Member # 574 posted                       Hi and yes, it is! I just started lavender seeds L.augustifolis "Lady" in jiffy plugs over a warming pad under fluorescent lights. I was wondering if anyone else has had experience starting them from seed and might be kind enough to offer some advice. * * * * Plants: 688 | From: Northern Virginia, U.S.A. | Registered: Mar 2003  |  Seeded: 63.28.73.144

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