When Does Lavender Bloom? A Detailed Guide to Its Flowering Period
Lavender originated along the Mediterranean coast, across Europe and the islands of Oceania, and was later widely cultivated in the UK and Yugoslavia. Its leaves and flowers are elegant and graceful, and its blue-purple flower spikes are long and beautiful. It is a new perennial cold-hardy flower for courtyards, suitable for mass planting or row planting along flower borders, and can also be grown in pots for ornamental viewing. Lavender was already a fairly common herb in Roman times, and because it has the most uses of all, it is called the “queen of herbs”.
When does lavender bloom?
Lavender generally blooms in June; it has no flowers in summer and winter, or only a small number of flowers in summer, depending on which region it grows in. For example, in places with cool summers, the number of flowers produced will be very good. Potted plants or protected cultivation have a longer flowering period, and the blooming time is not fixed.
Lavender's growth habits
Lavender cannot tolerate heat and humidity; if it suffers from waterlogging for a long time, its roots rot and it dies. When planting outdoors, take care not to let rain fall directly on the plants. After May, it needs to be moved to a place without direct sunlight, and ventilation should be increased to lower the ambient temperature and keep it cool, so that it can safely get through the hot summer. Pay attention to sunlight, water, temperature and patience.
What varieties of lavender are there?
There are 28 native species of lavender worldwide, and common lavenders are mainly divided into 3 categories:
1. True lavender: also called English lavender, with finer leaves, shorter flower spikes and the best quality, mostly used to make high-grade perfumes and fragrances.
2. Spike lavender: also called mint lavender, with wider leaves and longer flower stems and spikes.
3. Hybrid lavender: a hybrid of the above two, widely cultivated; most of the lavender in flower fields today is this type.