Phenomenal® Lavender (Lavandula)

It came small and did not thrive

While the actual lavender plants were on the smaller side, the roots were robust and went thru the cardboard nursery pot on all 17 lavenders! I am extremely happy with the quality of all 17 lavender plants I ordered. The solid root system will ensure a fuller look next year. I’ve have them planted for about a week now and they are looking great. They are all about 4 inches tall and 5 to 7 inches wide.

So I purchase a plant that dies before I even put it in the ground and I have to pay for a new plant to be shipped to me?

I bought 9 of these. They came decent sized and looking healthy. It’s been a few weeks now, they’re looking good, but haven’t bloomed yet.

Only ordered 2 days ago and in beautiful shape to finish my border of Phenomenal’s; a lavendar that’s cold and drought hardy and fills in shapely with little to no pruning!

Very happy with this one!

I have phenomenal lavender from here and thry ARE AMAZING!! Getting more this year!

Bought 3 of these and none of them made it. Withered a day after arrival and I didn't even have a chance to transfer it to a larger container. It was supposed to arrive on a Friday, but due to UPS delay, it didn't arrive until Monday (extra 3 days). The soil was dry by the time I received it. It was well packaged, but think it just spent too many days in the box.

I contacted customer service as I received rosemary instead of lavender. Customer service insists rosemary is lavender. I paid the about $17 just shipping for one quart of the wrong product.

It died. If you enlarge the photo below you will see, left to right, the Phenomenal Lavender, a Sprinter Boxwood, a Sky Box Japanese Holly and a Korean Feather Grass. The lavender is now obviously very dead. All survived the journey to NYC, I opened the box and let them breathe, watered a bit if needed, kept them in a sheltered spot, and after a couple days repotted, all according to instructions. I kept them inside on a windowsill for about a month because of the harsh microclimate on my midtown Manhattan terrace (high winds). Also, I usually don't put tender transplants on the terrace until the nighttime lows are consistently 50 or above.

I know lavender is difficult. I have grown it before and currently have a couple mature Phenomenals and a Goodwin Creek Grey in containers. This was a teeny tiny plant, I think too small to ship. The other three plants were much more developed. I have had this issue before with teeny tiny plants. No matter what you do, they don't survive. I have trouble finding this variety of lavender where I live so ordered it by mail, but no more. I have really had it, throwing money down the drain. It is so frustrating. Sometimes you can't find these plants where you live, so you pay a fortune to have them shipped, but then they die. In the meantime, you sometimes find you could have found them or reasonable facsimiles at the local big box store or greenmarket for much less and in a healthier state. By the way, regarding that boxwood in the photo, I got one 3 or 4 times that size for the same price at a major home store.

Replacement is pending waiting on a shipping date. One of the surviving plants is full and green. The other two are thin and weak looking, but hoping they survive as they are still green. Customer service is working with me on replacing the 10 plants. It seems to be a slow process.

I wish more people would leave updated reviews so all gardeners can see how a plant progresses from one year to the next. I bought 15 of these plants in spring 2022. All but one made it last year. One more has been struggling this season, but I think it’s because someone stepped on it. The plants have doubled in size despite the very hot and dry summer last year and two good freezes this winter in North Texas. I had blooms last year but haven’t seen any yet this spring. It’s early though.

I recently planted a replacement that I purchased next to the already established lavender plants. That is in the photo for comparison of a newly planted version compared to one that has been in the ground for a year.

I’m so thrilled with my two plants. I’d half expected a bare root type of plant but that’s not the case with these! Totally healthy looking. When I opened the box I immediately smelled the lavender!!!!! I’ve watered them and have them in the house for the next couple days acclimating them before planting outside. I’m doing everything according to your planting instructions in hopes that they thrive!!! I plan to order more in the spring✅

I left a review in October and decided to leave another review now that I have my first bloom of lavender flowers. The plants survived the winter, including a very wet, heavy snow. The lavender remains very robust and has doubled in size. I truly didn't expect so many flowers as I know I didn't plant in an ideal location with full sun. My other lavender that I purchased from a nursery didn't bloom my first year. I'm having a blast harvesting the flowers to make lavender wands, etc. There are so many stems, there is plenty to go around for the bees. I'm hoping for a second crop of flowers again in August. This lavender makes me so happy!

I ordered 15 Phenomenal Lavender plants in late April 2022. I live in zone 8A and we have had some pretty hot (90+ degrees) days already. All but two plants have been thriving. One died and has been replaced and another I am still trying to keep it going. I have been watering one to two times weekly given the several hot days. I also prepped the soil with a mixture of sand to help with the soil drainage because the soil here has quite a bit of clay. There are already several blooms on nearly all the plants and I can't wait until next year and the subsequent years when the plants grow more fully in mature size. These are truly beautiful and delicate plants. Well worth adding to my backyard.

I received very healthy plants from this company and they smelled fabulous. I dug a deep hole and filled a few inches with sand, then I used a 50/50 sand and garden soil mix for my lavender. I have heavy clay soil. This time I have faith my lavender won't die of rot! Thanks to this company, I got started on the right foot with thick healthy plants. I also ordered a Gatsby moon hydrangea and I think it looks wonderful as well.

Received on time and in good condition

They are barely alive 🤦🏻‍♀️

Plants were pretty dead looking on arrival. They had plugs and placed in larger pot. Arrived very dry. I put in shade watered- waited plus weeks. They were not revivable.