Growing Lavendar In Texas

If you are planting lavender in a pot just be sure you choose a large pot.

Growing lavendar in texas. Lavandula intermedia spanish l. In zone 8 english lavender can struggle with the heat. The main variety of lavender grown at hill country lavender is lavandula intermedia also called provence lavender. Lavender can grow quite large.

Apply very little water. Debbie s lavender plant growing tips. I had mine in soil that was too high in nutrients and organic matter etc. Lightly shading english lavender from afternoon sun can help it grow better.

You may have to replant in the ground in the. Surprisingly this vigorous vine can also be quite easily trained into a ground cover if you re willing to commit to heavy annual pruning and regular maintenance shearing. They do not. Give the plants 6 hours or more of full sun each day.

Lavender prefers a high soil ph and quick drainage. Lavandula x hybrida provence l. Lavender is easy to grow. Growing lavender in texas is a challenge especially if you live close to the gulf coast where the summers stay humid as well as hot or in eastern texas where the soil is very heavy texas gumbo soil.

Lavender require poor quickly draining soil like many mediterranean herbs. The best varieties for texas conditions are fernleaf l. Grow in well drained areas or raised beds. Lavender in your yard.

Stoechas and sweet l. Plant in rocky soil that is mounded up or in raised beds. Lavender is a well known and fragrant plant with gray green foliage upright flower spikes and a compact shrub form. Lavender is difficult to grow in our climate.

We have found that this variety and many other grow in the hill country. Lavender needs a very well drained gritty alkaline soil ph 6 5 7 5 or even higher. In the garden lavender makes an excellent companion plant for almost anything from roses to cabbage it is one of those aromatic gray herbs that deer avoid making it a great choice as a decoy in your hosta or daylily beds. Plant shallow and water in thoroughly top of potting soil should be level with the ground.

If your soil is sandy mix in some gravel to improve drainage. Common varieties of english lavender hardy to zone 8 are. Dentata goodwin creek gray l. Growing lavender successfully in texas.

English lavender lavendula augustifolia is one of the most commonly grown varieties of lavender and is hardy in zones 4 8. If you have heavy or clay soil grow lavender in pots. Would be perfect for a rock garden or alpine desert garden. Plant in full sun for the best floral display and give it a little extra water during the first year while it s getting established.

The summer atmosphere dries out a bit in the hill country and northern texas so growing lavender is a lot easier.