I live in Kyle and it came back already.

Omar

Depends on far back it was pruned. And how mature/established the plant was. Lavender is NOT a die-back perennial!!

I find that lavenders will get OLD and stress will do it in be it drought, water or cold. They can withstand all sorts of stress and then, once overly mature, the old guy will check out with out much happening. Sometimes these mature guys leave us. Start anew.

thank you all for your help. these plants had made it through 2 previous winters but that strange snap freeze of last left them decimated. with your comments, i can now willingly replant (hate to discard a plant that i love and that might recover as some of my bougies did in the compost pile).

Im in Austin and my lavenders rarely survive a couple of years. They are easy to propogate so i always have a few going for when i need to replace.

I, too, have found that lavenders are short-lived perennials in my garden beds. My Spanish Lavender was beautiful for 4 years, then it was done!

Molly

Just pulled mine out today. I'd probably been there around 10 years or so? Had weathered everything before. I found one tiny piece with a sprout, but pulled out four big rootballs and replaced. Guess I was lucky it lasted as long as it did.

Lisa

They are cheap and easy to find ,BUT if you areREALLY cheap and love to propagate thing, lavenders grow from cuttings taken in the spring dipped in rooting compound and put in a sterile medium like perlite. I put my cuttings in large plastic bottles cut in half wit holes in the bottom and in the top. so it stays humid inside.