IFRAME: http://www.blogger.com/navbar.g?targetBlogID=3768581860014378837&blogName=Cloverleaf+Herb+Farm&publishMode=PUBLISH_MODE_BLOGSPOT&navbarType=BLUE&layoutType=LAYOUTS&searchRoot=http%3A%2F%2Fcloverleafherbs.blogspot.com%2Fsearch&blogLocale=en_US&homepageUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fcloverleafherbs.blogspot.com%2F Showing newest posts for query bud. Show older posts Showing newest posts for query bud. Show older posts It's lavender season too. Harvest it in bud, before the individual florets open. Bunch and hang upside down where it's warm, dry and dark. Compact forms are about 12”-15” tall (foliage) with flower stems standing above that. All plants are proportional, so compact varieties are shorter, not as wide and have shorter flower stalks than taller cultivars. ‘Hidcote’ and ‘Lady’ are very similar with attractive dark purple flowers. ‘Hidcote Pink’ has flowers that are pink in bud. Lavender's first and best bloom time is in June. Harvest lavender flowers while it's still in bud. Eventually, each bud will open into a floret. However, these florets eventually fall off, so you'll lose a lot of fragrance by harvesting after flowers open. It should be a wonderful year for lavender. The winter was not severe, so I had very little dieback on my plants. They are budded up, waiting for some warm, sunny days. Don't forget to harvest lavender flowers when they are in bud.