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Moving lavender cotton

adamthornton1979adamthornton1979 Posts: 5
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I've got two beautiful lavender cotton plants but they where planted too close to eachother. Any hints on how to move one of them without killing it would be much appreciated.

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  • gardenman91gardenman91 Posts: 429
    Hi Adam

    How big are they? I believe the best time to move shrubs is in the dormant season. Are they very woody at the base?
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Cotton lavender isn't lavender though  :)
    You can certainly move one if you need to - just follow the usual procedure of watering well before and after. It might be worth cutting back too, depending on the size. A small plant would be fine. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • adamthornton1979adamthornton1979 Posts: 5
    There very woody at the base and pretty well established, I think they are 5 years oldish.
    Anyway it's been trimmed, watered moved and watered. It's looking a bit droopy so fingers crossed.
    Thank guys.
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