Is lavender easy to grow? A detailed guide to planting methods and care secrets

Lavender was originally a variety introduced from Europe and the Mediterranean, and the two most common types on the market are fernleaf lavender and Spanish lavender. The former is relatively easy to grow and has particularly good heat tolerance, while the latter has bracts at the top of the inflorescence that look like little rabbit ears, and the small flowers along the lower part are the lavender's florets, making it a rather fun variety.

Lavender is a perennial plant, evergreen all year round and very easy to grow. It is so easy to grow that even if you buy just one seedling and do not give it good soil, leave it outside in the summer sun without shade, and do not bring it indoors for the winter, it can still burst into bloom all over the pot when the flowering season arrives. But although lavender has strong vitality, some flower lovers still say they cannot grow it well, so where exactly do the problems come from? The editor below will analyze it.

One reason for not growing it well is often that flower lovers never take it outside to grow it, only keeping it indoors without giving it any sunlight at all, and the quickest solution is to take it outside. Once light and ventilation are provided, it will naturally grow very well. On this point, some flower lovers also say they worry that growing lavender outdoors will expose it to wind and rain, summer sun and winter cold, and other problems. The editor can responsibly say this is not a problem at all, because lavender can tolerate heat up to 40°C in summer and can endure cold down to minus several tens of degrees in winter.

Second, another reason lavender is not grown well is that the soil dries out too quickly, especially when it is grown only in a small plastic flower pot, where the soil is even more likely to dry out. So it is recommended to choose a flower pot of at least 1.5 gallons to start with (and repot into a larger pot in time according to its later growth size). In addition, it does not have high requirements for soil; loose garden soil is fine, and if you want it to grow even better, you can also choose peat or similar.

Finally, regarding watering and fertilizing, lavender itself is among the more drought-tolerant flowering plants, and even if you forget to water it for two or three days, as long as you water it in time to replenish it, it can naturally recover. As for fertilizer, it also has no special requirements; usually slow-release fertilizer is enough as the main choice, and at most give it a little high-phosphorus and high-potassium water-soluble fertilizer during bud formation, so that it will bloom a little better afterward.