Nancy, you are amazing!!!!! They look so happy and healthy.

Please do tell, what are the other plants?

Edna

Edna - in back of the softwood cuttings are a couple of viscaria, with my hopes of echinacea, double golden datura and 2 asparagus fern seeds - all of which have yet to show growth this side of the level!!! In behind the hardwood cuttings are a bunch of pelargoniums. The last pic I scavanged from the net - this is what my little ones are to look like!!!

Nancy.

Oops - I meant hardwood!!!- with pelargoniums in behind! !!

Nancy,

Asparagus fern ... I've never seen a baby, only fully grown plants. I hope your seeds sprout and PLEASE show pictures.

I love your nursery setup.

The hardiness of your lavenders depends on which kind you are growing. English lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) are hardier than French lavender (Lavendula stoechas). The icture you show looks like a French lavender. Lavandins are hybrids between English and spike lavender.

Nancy, I just asked Flora on another thread about cuttings of lavender. Could you please tell me step-by-step when and how you did yours. My one and only huge clump of lavender died last year and I bought a very small one that I planted right by the old one's side. I also have a small flat of seeds planted and chilling.

To cover all bases I would like to try cuttings...........again.

TIA

Glenda

Hey Glenda - I wondered whether you had spotted this. I have to confess that I can't grow lavender in my garden because it's too shady and the soil is too heavy. But I have done cuttings in the past just like rosemary ie short bits stuck into gritty compost and put outside. No science - just stick in plenty and some will grow!

Shows you how much I know. I thought it was a variety of Spanish lavender 'Lavandula stoechas'.

Looking good! I think you'll have a nice lavender garden. They will grow quickly from little pots. A lavender (in my experience) matures quickly, but doesn't last forever.

Cameron

Glenda - this might be beginners luck, but I really had a good look around the web, and nothing definitive or clear was to be found. Most said that hardwood cuttings would not root - obviously not correct.

Anyway, here we go:

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I hope this IS clear!!!
This is the Mother Plant. I have done a close-up of a branch, and used 'Paint' to show some red lines for where to cut. Not sure how well this has come out. Basically, once I took the broken branch off, I pruned off the best side-shoots as my softwood cuttings. None were longer that 1" long. Then, figuring I had nothing to lose, I cut the main branch, which is/was about 1/4" to 3/8" thick, into pieces, maybe about 1 1/2" pieces, with leaves at the top. I used starter mix and softwood rooting compound. Watered them in, and hosed them down with No-damp. They spent at least 3 weeks under the plastic dome. I might not have lost some if I'd kept them under the dome longer. And they were on a heat mat. That's it!! Not so complicated.
Flora, I'm not sure if they'll overwinter here, but will most likely be very happy in a pot in a sunny spot - that would work for you!!! Cameron - I'm going to try one or two in a very protected place, with lots of mulch - we'll see. I am going to have a plant sale come Spring, but worry about these as they are patented - Anouk Lavender. So, friends and relatives will be gifted!!

Nancy.

Very clear, now if my one plant survived the winter...........Thanks.

I am with danceswithwolves. Either my eyesite is going or the picture is deceiving. The adult picture posted above looks like Spanish lavender to me. They always reminded me of bunnies with the round part being the head and the lighter top portions being the ears.

Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:640854}}

nckvilledudes - here's what the 'stick' says...lavandula stoechas 'Anouk' - that's what the label on the plant says....the web site does not open. Not sure what else to do, other than what I have found....pretty sure it is frnch, as the leaves are not crinellated.

Nancy.

I agree it is very pretty. There seems to be a lot of confusing info out there on the web as it seems if you google your plant variety it is called Spanish lavender and French lavender. Not sure what is up with that as I love lavender but have never really delved into all the particularities of the classifications. Green Mountain Transplant lists it as Spanish Lavender but Wikipedia lists it under a variety of plant names. Perhaps the names are interchangeable???

Here is a link that might be useful: Lavender on Wikipedia

Maybe this link will clear up the confusion, apparently this plant has more than one common name.

Annette

Here is a link that might be useful: Lavandula stoechas 'Anouk'

Yep that is what I got out of the Wikipedia entry as well. The web is a great place to look for information but you never know what is true or not. It is also very confusing when one nursery lists the plant calling it French lavender, another lists it as Spanish lavender, and yet still another lists both names. It makes you wonder what is true.