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title: "Is my lavender dying or going dormant? I watered it a week ago cause…"
description: "Is my lavender dying or going dormant? I watered it a week ago cause it looked sad but hasn’t perked up. I’m in New England so it’s definitely colder and…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Celeste"
published: "2025-01-01T14:12:31.572799Z"
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# Is my lavender dying or going dormant? I watered it a week ago cause…

_Posted by Celeste on 2025-01-01_

Is my lavender dying or going dormant? I watered it a week ago cause it looked sad but hasn’t perked up. I’m in New England so it’s definitely colder and darker this time of year! There are some bottom leaves that are definitely dead.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/HeIXEpfv-cpWy5ZVCBidGbfdKe0LrtDbfJw5NzrQGxs/prHhK7ldQW-QQm9rSD3frg.webp?size=large)

## 6 comments

### Christine commented on 2025-01-01

I would say dormant but honestly I don’t know as I’ve only grown it outside. 🤷🏻‍♀️

### Leaf🌱 commented on 2025-01-01

I grew  
One and mine looks like that too but no leaves at all

### SueB commented on 2025-01-01

I have a standard that I’ve kept for 3 years. It’s in my unheated basement. I’m in Nova Scotia and the temp now is 10C down there. It looks pretty similar. I trim it back in the Spring, cut the inevitable dead branches and off it goes. The one on the right is a lavender too.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/HpY5pFUkyvXdGfVn0T-zi03O1OI_FR9Dv5Gv01gpW1M/aCvII0WeTNGNq9cbJ9MJcg.webp?size=large)

#### Celeste replied on 2025-01-16

Cool thanks! I’ll keep it around 😊 should it get less sun or water while it’s like this?

#### SueB replied on 2025-01-16

It is under grow lights but they are basically just old fluorescent lights from the hardware store. I leave them to dry out quite a bit.

### SueB commented on 2025-01-01

lol also has some thyme and rosemary growing in the bottom.

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