General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9a
Plant Height: 24 - 32 inches
Plant Spread: 24 - 32 inches
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Fragrant
Other: Silver
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Lavender
Purple
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Other: Deadheading faded flower spikes ensures more flowering throughout the season
Uses: Provides winter interest
Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Squirrels
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Toxicity: Other: can cause allergic reactions
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Other info: Plant lavender seeds beginning in summer and through the fall months. Slow to germinate, lavender seeds require patience. It will take about eight weeks for the seeds to develop enough to transplant to their final location.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Other: Cut tender shoots that are around 2-4 in long with around 3-5 nodes. Avoid woody stems. Cut just below the last node.
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: US PP24,193

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Phenomenal™
Cultivar name: 'Niko'
Common names
  • Lavender

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Location: Fairfax, VA
Location: Zone 5b, Chicago suburbs
Date: June 27, 2021
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2015-07-07
Waiting on the porch to be planted
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2017-09-28
My favorite lavender.
Location: Apple Valley MN
Date: 2016-07-28
Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2024-04-28
Lavender (Lavandula x intermedia Phenomenal™)  young plant

Courtesy Avant Gardens
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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2015-07-07
Waiting on the porch to be planted
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2015-07-07
Waiting on the porch to be planted
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2016-01-14
Location: February 2023 | Meadowlark Botanical Garden (VA)
Date: 2023-02-20
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2016-06-29
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2015-07-07
Waiting on the porch to be planted
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2015-07-07
Waiting on the porch to be planted

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2016-06-29
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2016-06-29
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2016-06-29
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2016-06-29

Photo courtesy of Proven Winners
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Photo courtesy of Select Seeds.
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Location: Pembroke, GA
Date: 2016-08-21
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.

 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
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Location: Elizabethan Gardens, Dare County, North Carolina | June, 2022
Date: 2022-06-12
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Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Mar 8, 2016 3:47 PM concerning plant:
    Lavandula x intermedia 'Phenomenal' was developed and introduced in 2012 by Peace Tree Farm. They are in the city of Kintnersville, PA, which is in Bucks County. It is a fantastic Lavender variety for the gardener to grow, especially for those of us in the northern U.S. zones. It can take the heat and can survive winters better than some other Lavenders. It is a highly sought after variety for Lavender lovers. Everywhere I looked, since 2012, it was always sold out before I could get it. I was so excited to finally find it last year at a local Meijer store in a one-gallon pot. You can find this wonderful Lavender through online sources, garden centers, and big box stores.

    It has a lot going for it with all the pluses and looks beautiful overall with the combination of flower and foliage colors. Another "must-have" plant.

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