Phenomenal Lavender

Comments about American Meadows Phenomenal Lavender:

Plants were literally 1 inch tall. Many had fallen out of the pots, roots were exposed and dry. I could have purchased healthier plants four times the size for half the price at my local nursery.

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The plants arrived totally out of their pots. They had been so for quite some time as they were extremely dried out. The roots had no soil left on them from the tumbling they took, and the leaves were bruised and broken. They looked like death warmed over. I am soaking the roots in a 24 hour water bath to see if it will revive the poor lavender plants.

Comments about American Meadows Phenomenal Lavender:

Living in central Kentucky, I have tried (and failed) many times to grow lavender. At best, I would get one good season and it wouldn't make it through our soggy winters. I bought Lavender Phenomenal from American Meadows a couple years ago and I have been incredibly impressed with this beauty. It is an evergreen through the winter and in it's second season grew to be about 3'X3'. The flowers are fragrant and delicious. I have used them in place of culinary lavender in ice cream and baked goods and they impart a lovely flavor. The cut flowers remain fragrant even a year after drying. I can't say enough good things about this lavender.

I do have it growing in my "rock garden" which is a soilless mix of composted horse manure, wood shavings, and crushed limestone, so it is a well-draining soil. I wouldn't risk it trying to plant it in my native clay soil. But the other cultivars of lavender didn't survive this mix when Phenomenal has flourished.

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Have tried this Lavender 3 times now and each one was died within 2 weeks, not hardy in Northeast Florida!

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I had bad luck with this plant. I planted too low and found out later that they needed higher ground. Next time I will read the instructions very carefully.

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These are beautiful in front of taller, established pink muhly grass.

Service and delivery comments:

Delivery fine, plants in good condition.

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I don't think it can handle a lot heat, Humidity, or Rain.

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I see that this isn't recommended for Zone 9, only up to 8. So far, in a very hot summer, my two plants are doing beautifully. I think I ordered three and one didn't make it.

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In pots on a patio.

Comments about American Meadows Phenomenal Lavender:

I didn't buy mine here, BUT you get what you can WHERE you can. Mine are one year old and way bigger than expected. The bees love them, I interspaced "Phenominal" with "Hidcote" Lavenders.......... that may have been a mistake as the Phenominal version gets quite a bit Larger. There are loads of flower spikes and they attract Bees like crazy..... They are on the West wall of my house and get sun during the summer up to 9 hours a day..... they don'y require much of your time unless you intend to cut flowers.

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I had read that Lavenders are difficult in central Florida because of the high humidity but Phenomenal is supposed to do well. Well, I can report that it absolutely does! The plants were fully healthy upon arrival and I had prepared a bluff of mostly sand several feet high where there had been a gentle slope before, with the intention of building a retaining wall against it. This free-draining form of sand with little nutritional value in full sun was perfect for it. After planting in March, they quickly established and grew to bushes about 16 inches high and wide by the fall. Now in spring they are already putting on vigorous new growth with no watering and no care or feeding. Phenomenal!

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I have had lavender before that did not survive winter. I hope this one does. It was just getting full when fall came. I planted this one on the east side of my deck in a more sheltered area than others I have had.

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The Lavender plants were in great condition and of good size. Perfect for what have been very dry conditions this summer, realizing delicate flowers and spread quickly. Exactly what I had hoped for.

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After watching other lavenders slowly fade into the sunset in my clay soil here in Central Virginia, I'm pleased to report that this one is going gangbusters! My only disappointment is that it is not as fragrant as some - it does have some, but when I rub it, for instance, I don't find much fragrance lingering. I hope maybe in the next generation that they can develop one with the clay tolerance of this one and the fragrance of some of the other varieties. But if, like me, up to this point you haven't been able to grow lavender at all because you couldn't provide the drainage conditions it wanted, you should totally give this one a try.

Comments about American Meadows Phenomenal Lavender:

Beautiful, fragrant and held up beautifully through the terrible winter of 2013-14. I am planning to replace my other Lavenders with it when the time comes. Service at AM was wonderful!

Comments about American Meadows Phenomenal Lavender:

Healthy plants. . I ordered 9 varieties of lavender to see which are best in this climate. . only lost one and that was due to not having enough drainage. All 8 other plants are growing well in pots this summer. . will put into ground in the fall.