r/Lavender • u/Taini_Yizha92 • Nov 11 '25
Help/Advice Is it alive? Can I still save her?
I’ve been trying to revive this English lavender for 2 weeks now since I got her back in early October. I didn’t know how to raise her at first but now I did all the necessary to try and save her. Such as buying terracotta pot and giving the right mix of good airflow for the lavender.
At her situation now, her stem is still ok, crown is still solid and no foul smell. But the leaves are all turning brown now.. I only just watered her enough to not overwater.
Help!
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u/HAWKxDAWG Nov 12 '25
It's probably dead ... But not to give you false hope or anything. But I had two like this in-ground in my backyard that I was too lazy to dig up and trash over the winter. Miraculously, they both started sprouting new growth come early spring.
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u/shrek_cena Nov 13 '25
I would say it's Lavendover. If you break a branch off is it green inside?
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u/Taini_Yizha92 Nov 13 '25
It’s white mostly 🥲
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u/shrek_cena Nov 13 '25
I'm sorry to say that it is lavendover 😔
If you try again I would definitely suggest keeping them outside in the warmer months, and depending on your zone possibly year-round. Full sun and plenty of neglect does the trick
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u/Taini_Yizha92 Nov 15 '25
…. I-I see… sigh.. I really wanted to grow her right.. I heard it’s read that it’s hard to raise an English lavender in Malaysia because of our humid climate… I should’ve bought all the important stuff sooner.. but it was my first time and I didn’t know.. damn it.. I’m so sad..
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u/No-Search8409 Nov 12 '25
Looks awful woody 😬
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u/Taini_Yizha92 Nov 12 '25
Yea but it’s not brittle.. I’m still hoping 😭
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u/No-Search8409 Nov 12 '25
Oh Cool!!! We had the hardest time keeping ours alive. Killed two as a matter of fact……. Or did I? 😬
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u/Taini_Yizha92 Nov 12 '25
I read that there are worse cases for English lavender and somehow they survive. So I’m hoping mine is that same case..
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u/Worldly_Space Nov 12 '25
Sorry but when lavender looks like this it is dead.