Lavenders in Bloom
June 5th, 2017
L. stoechas ‘Marshwood’, ‘Helmsdale’ & ‘Otto Quast’ blooming.
Despite the cold start to the season, the lavenders have begun to bloom. And the L. stoechas are the first to bloom in the Pacific Northwest. They are not particularly hardy but if the soil drains really well, they will get through most of our winters, although this past winter was a bit of a challenge for them. I hold with pruning in the late summer as opposed to waiting until early spring because lavenders are less likely to become misshapen and broken by snow if they have been pruned and shaped a bit. These lavenders have recovered nicely.
This lavender is a self seeder. Normally I would pull them up but I’m glad I left this one.