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- Lavender leaves the leaves hanging? You can do that!
- Pay attention to healthy plants when buying
- Voices location and care?
- Pay attention to pests and diseases
- Tips & Tricks
Lavender leaves the leaves hanging? You can do that!
Lavender displays quickly with drooping leaves and / or flowers when it feels uncomfortable. However, you have to go with a detective sense of the cause search, because if the lavender hangs, there may be many reasons.
Pay attention to healthy plants when buying
Newly purchased lavender plants should be repotted immediately after purchase. The small plant pots are much too narrow for this place-needy plant and are therefore as fast as possible to exchange for a larger bucket. By the way, you should take a very close look at the lavender plants, especially the roots, before you buy them. There should be no yellow or brown spots on the plant, and the roots should appear healthy and strong. Do not be surprised if the newly purchased and newly transplanted lavender leaves the leaves hanging, which is perfectly normal. The plant has suffered a shock and must now - again literally - gain a foothold.
Voices location and care?
Furthermore, improper care and an unsuitable location can cause the lavender to hang. In the worst case - especially if the plants get too much water - the lavender can even enter. For this reason, you should pay attention to the following points in older - newly purchased plants need a first adjustment period:
Pay attention to pests and diseases
Hanging leaves may also be a sign of an attack by aphids or a harmful fungus. Although aphids on lavender are rare - after all, lavender oil is often used as an effective biological agent against the beasts - but anyway can infect already weakened plants. Examine your lavender, especially in the leaf axils and on the undersides of the leaves on green aphids. They can usually be removed well with a soft soap solution or lavender oil. If the lavender is attacked with a fungus, only a large-scale pruning helps. But be careful: Do not cut too far into the lignified parts, as the plant will not expel.
Tips & Tricks
However, if the lavender hangs, this is not always due to unfavorable site conditions or improper care. The Lavandin, a hybrid of Speik and Genuine Lavender, naturally has a tendency to hang its inflorescences. So, if you can not find the cause of your hanging lavender, but keep on growing it, it could just be the Provençal lavender Lavandin.
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