Overview

Introduce a touch of elegance and a calming aroma to your outdoor space with the phenomenal lavender live plant. This highly sought-after perennial, scientifically known as Lavandula intermedia ‘Phenomenal’, is celebrated for its exceptional vigor, beautiful purple flowers, and delightful fragrance. Unlike many other lavender varieties, ‘Phenomenal’ boasts superior tolerance to both high heat and harsh winters, making it a reliable choice for gardeners across a wide range of climates. This robust lavender plant for garden use is delivered as a thriving live specimen, ready to establish quickly and provide years of enjoyment. Its striking gray-green foliage and tall, fragrant flower spikes create a stunning visual impact, while its renowned scent is perfect for aromatherapy, crafts, or simply enhancing your garden’s ambiance.

Key Benefits

The phenomenal lavender live plant offers a multitude of advantages for any gardener, from novices to experienced enthusiasts. Its ease of care combined with its impressive resilience makes it a standout choice for adding beauty and utility to your landscape.

• Exceptional Hardiness: This variety is one of the most winter-hardy lavenders available, thriving in USDA Zones 5-9. It withstands both extreme heat and cold, ensuring lasting color and fragrance year after year, making it a truly hardy lavender for garden environments.
• Drought and Deer Resistance: Once established, ‘Phenomenal’ Lavender is highly drought-tolerant, requiring minimal watering. Its strong fragrance also acts as a natural deterrent to deer, protecting your garden investment.
• Attracts Pollinators: The vibrant purple blooms are a magnet for bees and butterflies, supporting local ecosystems and encouraging biodiversity in your garden. This makes it an excellent choice for a pollinator-friendly landscape.
• Versatile Use: Beyond its garden appeal, this fragrant lavender plant is ideal for various applications. Use its flowers for oil production, fresh or dried floral arrangements, sachets, potpourri, and culinary purposes, adding a natural touch to your home.
• Low Maintenance Beauty: Enjoy continuous beauty with minimal effort. This easy-to-grow perennial requires full sun and well-drained soil, rewarding you with abundant blooms from late spring to summer.
• Compact & Mounded Growth: Its neat, mounded growth habit makes it suitable for a variety of settings, from garden beds and borders to patio containers, providing a tidy and attractive appearance.
• Long-Lasting Fragrance: The intense, classic lavender scent of Lavandula intermedia ‘Phenomenal’ is perfect for creating a relaxing atmosphere, whether in your garden or brought indoors.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Caring for your phenomenal lavender live plant is straightforward, ensuring a thriving and beautiful addition to your garden. To achieve the best results, start by selecting an appropriate location. This lavender plant care guide will help you cultivate a robust and fragrant specimen. Plant your lavender in an area that receives at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day. Full sun is crucial for abundant flowering and overall plant health. Ensure the soil is well-drained; lavender absolutely detests ‘wet feet’ or soggy conditions, which can lead to root rot. If your soil is heavy clay, amend it with sand or gravel to improve drainage.

When it comes to watering, less is often more. Water thoroughly after planting, then allow the soil to dry out completely between waterings. Mature plants are highly drought-tolerant and will only need occasional watering during prolonged dry spells. Overwatering is the most common cause of lavender plant failure. Pruning is essential for maintaining a compact shape and encouraging new growth and blooms. After the first flush of flowers in late spring or early summer, lightly prune the plant by removing about one-third of the growth, including spent flower stalks. A more significant prune can be done in early spring, removing any dead or woody stems. Fertilization is generally not necessary, as lavender thrives in lean soil. If your soil is very poor, a light application of a balanced, slow-release fertilizer in spring can be beneficial. This particular variety, Lavandula intermedia ‘Phenomenal’, is known for its resilience, making lavender plant care relatively simple for gardeners. It’s exceptionally tolerant of both high heat and harsh winters, thriving in USDA Zones 5-9.

Size & Details

This offering includes one robust phenomenal lavender live plant, typically shipped in a 3.25" or 4" nursery pot, ensuring a healthy root system ready for transplanting. While plant sizes can vary slightly due to natural growth, each specimen is carefully selected for its vitality. This particular fragrant lavender plant typically grows to a mature size of 24-36 inches tall and wide, forming a beautiful, mounded habit. Expect vibrant purple blooms to appear from late spring through summer, depending on your specific growing zone and climate. The ‘Phenomenal’ variety is known for its relatively fast growth rate once established, quickly filling out garden spaces or containers with its aromatic foliage and flowers. It is perennial, meaning it will return year after year, providing a consistent source of beauty and fragrance.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this plant get and what size pot does it come in? A: The phenomenal lavender live plant typically matures to 24-36 inches tall and wide. It is shipped in a 3.25" or 4" nursery pot, ensuring a well-rooted plant ready for transplanting into your garden or a larger container.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? How much sunlight does it need? A: This is an outdoor perennial plant. It thrives in full sun, requiring at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight daily for optimal growth and abundant flowering. It is not recommended as an indoor houseplant.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? Is it good for beginners? A: Yes, ‘Phenomenal’ Lavender is considered very easy to care for, making it an excellent choice for beginners. Its drought-tolerance, deer resistance, and ability to withstand various climates simplify lavender plant care significantly.
• Q: What condition will it arrive in? Is it shipped in soil? A: Your phenomenal lavender live plant will arrive as a healthy, well-rooted plant in its nursery pot with soil. We take special care to ensure it’s packed securely for gentle delivery.
• Q: Can I use this lavender in cooking or for aromatherapy? A: Absolutely! Lavandula intermedia ‘Phenomenal’ is a highly aromatic variety, perfect for culinary uses, creating sachets, essential oils, or simply enjoying its calming fragrance in your garden. It is a versatile fragrant lavender plant.
• Q: How long until it blooms? When is the best time to plant? A: If planted in spring, you can expect blooms from late spring to summer in its first year. The best time to plant is in spring after the last frost, or in early fall.
• Q: Will it survive winter in my zone? What’s the minimum temperature? A: Yes, ‘Phenomenal’ is one of the most winter-hardy lavenders, thriving in USDA Zones 5-9. It is exceptionally tolerant of harsh winters and high heat, making it a reliable hardy lavender for garden use.