Is lavender plants annuals?
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Well, that depends on where you live. In my USDA hardiness zone (zone 5), some are hardy others not.
I know that's a vague answer, but there are alot of species out there, with a variety of cold tolerances.
I hope that this helps
lavender is usually a perennial. If you live too far north it may be treated as an annual.
Mine come back every year. They die back a bit after the first frost, but are doing just fine this time of the year in Oregon.
Usually, but they are particular and sometimes don't do as well in the U.S. as in England.
Considered an herb, it is a semi-woody, semi-evergreen perennial. Lavender is a family of some 25- 30 plants native to the Mediterranean, growing in dry, rocky habitats.
Actually I was reading up about them last night, because the ones I planted last year died out and I was planting new ones. Mine were coming back this spring until we got a late really cold blast in spring that killed them off.
They are perennials, but to make sure they make it through winter you really need to protect them in winter. My grandpa's old garden book said to cover them up with evergreen boughs or basically something to protect them. You could use pete moss or mulch or a cold frame probably also.
And also don't cut flowers from them late in fall. They need a certain amount of woody growth to come back. Wait till you start seeing green growth at the base in spring then cut them back to them back to about 1-2" to allow the growth to come from the base.
They are normally propogated from cuttings that are about 2" long or so. The top portion should be green with a little knub at the bottom that is woody for rooting.
No they arent they comme back every year after planting.
Lavender plants are perennials, but some varieties don't do well in areas that freeze and are treated as annuals. I have one clump of Lavender Lady that never fails to return every year getting a little bigger each time. I am in the US - Zone 7, and I think this variety is hardier than most. I've planted a lot of different varieties and this is the only one that has managed to survive. I cut it back after the first real freeze, and I will get lots of blooms in the spring. I cut those, and usually get a second, smaller bloom in late summer.
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