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simple question:i have english lavender in my garden. i looked up how to care for it on the gardeners forum and they give info for english lavender "lavandula angustifolia". the label on my plant is english lavender "lavandula intermedia". is this the same plant? thanks for any help.

Lavandula intermedia (also called lavandin) is a cross between English Lavendar (lavandula angustifolia) and Italian or Spanish lavendar (lavandula latifolia)

terry

thanks so much for responding. next question: do i treat it the same way. the instructions i have say to cut it back to 6' to 8' in the spring.

I've found 2 different methods for pruning. One says to shear lightly in April to remove the old flower stems and about 1 inch of the previous years growth. The other says to prune hard in the fall as spring pruning can remove flowering wood:
http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/lavxintermediagrosso.htm
Lavandula x intermedia cv. Grosso Lavender

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thanks - that is helpful. i think i'll prune lightly now, and perhaps hard in the fall depending on what it looks like.

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I just started lavender seeds L.augustifolis "Lady" in jiffy plugs over a warming pad under fluorescent lights. I was wondering if anyone else has had experience starting them from seed and might be kind enough to offer some advice.