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Growing Lavender in Austin....

6 years ago

Has anyone tried and did you have any luck? Was it French, English or another variety? All day sun/little sun? If you have had good luck and its been fairly well established(2+ years)do you still need to worry about drought, and if so, how much watering is necessary? I went to a parade of homes yesterday which bordered on a hillside overlooking Lake Travis, and it was used in abundance in much of the landscaping as well as areas needing maintenance by the HOA. How do I know it was lavender? I cupped one of the flowers and it left that wonderful fragrance on my fingertips. It was not an upright bush type, but very light and airy, almost like an asparagus fern. Thank you for ANY answers. ;)

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zippity1

6 years ago

I'm growing a successful container south of houston but what might be of more interest to you are the lavender farms near Chappell Hhill off 290 south of brenham. You might check with them for specific varieties grown there climate and growing conditions might be close to yours

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patty_cakes42
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6 years ago
This is what the greenery looked like, but it was blooming.

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phoenix7801
6 years ago
Look into Hidecote and Munstead. We usually grow that variety for the Gardens here in San Antonio
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wantonamara Z8 CenTex
6 years ago
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I have had good success with Spanish Lavender (Lavendula stoechas. I am growing it in hill country limestone soil that has been amended with granite sand and compost. I have been growing L. stoechas "Anouk". I love its white follage. It has not bloomed for me. They grow in full sun. They are drought hardy but I make sure that they get some water in the winter. Mediterranean is a winter rain kind of place. If they get winter and spring moisture, they withstand the summer drought well. I grow mine in fast draining soil. I have never grown lavender clay. I can't say that it can't be done . I just haven't had the experience but I here people complain about it.

They have Lavender festivals all over Central Texas. One in Blanco , one at a vineyard in Fredericksburg , I think.Those festivals are coming up soon ( June 7th in Blanco)

The Natural Garden has a lot of varieties of Lavender. They grow easy from cuttings made in the spring, sooooo, if you have a friend who has some you like , snip away, but don't snip at Phoenix's botanical Garden. His boss would not be pleased..
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here2learn (Zone 8 TX)
6 years ago
I live in Austin and have 3 types of lavender (but only 2 have been here >1 year). The ones I've had >1 year are English lavender and a "grosso" lavender, both from Barton Springs nursery. They've both grown a lot but the "grosso" has yet to bloom. The English lavender did not bloom its first year, but this year has been blooming since March and the bees love it. The english lavender is in unamended clayey soil that gets full sun around the hottest part of the day, but is shaded by oaks in the morning and my house in the evening, and it has handled the rains quite well. The "grosso" is in all day full sun, somewhat amended and mulched soil. Neither receive much (if any) supplemental water. I recently bought a "Goodwin Creek" lavender from the natural gardener because I liked the differently shaped leaves, but it's too early to say how that one is doing.
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patty_cakes42
Original Author
6 years ago
Wow, somehow I find that I can grow lavender here in Austin very exciting! I love it!!! I was telling my son about the one in Blanco, and he said, "mom don't tou remember me telling you about that a couple of years ago?" That would be a negative. lol We're planning to visit one of them within the next couple of weeks. Hopefully it will be in full bloom! If not, I'm sure we'll still enjoy it and come home with several of their products. ;)
sabalmatt_tejas
6 years ago
I've had the best luck w/ Goodwin Creek, Grosso and Spanish lavender- I've killed plenty of the other types
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