Iris and Lavender Care

Watering Iris and Lavender

Water is the most essential need of any plant. Watering requirements differ for every plant. Knowing the amount of water required is the most important part of Iris and Lavender Facts. One needs to adequately water the plants keeping in mind that plants need season wise variations in water levels. While taking Iris and Lavender care, it is important to know that too much water is more dangerous than not enough watering. Here we provide you with the exact watering required for your garden plant. Watering Iris and Lavender is as follows:

• Watering Iris in Summer: Lots of watering

• Watering Iris in Winter: Average Water

• Watering Lavender in Summer: Lots of watering

• Watering Lavender in Winter: Average Water

Iris and Lavender Diseases

Plants get infected many times due to lack of care. This makes it unhealthy and reduces its life too. Hence it is necessary to know the kind of disease on plants, to cure it and keep the plant healthy. Knowing About Iris and Lavender diseases is very important factor of Iris and Lavender Care. These plant's diseases are:

• Iris: Bacterial Diseases, Fungal Diseases and Viruses
• Lavender: Armillaria mellea, Cecidomia, Cuscuta, Gray mold, Meligetes, Phoma, Rhizoctonia Root Rot and Sophronia Humerella

Iris and Lavender Pruning

Pruning is an important part of Iris and Lavender care. Pruning helps to grow the plant with a faster rate. Iris and Lavender pruning is done as follows:

• Iris pruning: Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires very little pruning

• Lavender pruning: Do not prune during shooting season, Prune after flowering, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in late summer or fall, Prune in spring and Prune to control growth

Plants need fertilizers for its growth and increasing the life. Iris and Lavender fertilizers are as follows:

• Iris fertilizers: All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
• Lavender fertilizers: All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer