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04-23-2019 06:28 PM
Early in the season, I ordered about nine lavender plants. I believe they are hybrids of the English and the French. They were hyped as being strong plants which would grow well. I planted them when they arrived. Recently, I watched a Roberta's program pushing the new American bred variety. The sales pitch imformed me that English and French lavender will not do well in this country due to soil, climate and humidity, and that if you want healthy, long-lived lavender to purchase the American bred. All I can say it, "Well, thanks a lot for wasting my money by not being up front with QVC customers, and then coming along at the end of the QVC garden season to tell everyone what they actually should have purchased." It's not as though Roberta's didn't know all this; it's not as though they didn't know they had inventory in the American bred stock. To my way of thinking, this is just being deliberately dishonest by omission. How many other customers have been deceived in this manner?...and deception is what it is. I've bought things from QVC that turned out to not be as good as advertised, for instance, food items that had the hosts smacking their lips and going "yum", but had me going "yuk" or outdoor lights that don't even make it through a season. I chalked it all up to "buyer beware" and my fault for buying, but this is different somehow...a more deliberate deception.
04-23-2019 06:46 PM
I have grown both English and French lavender plants I bought from our local plant farm with good success. Lavenders like a lot of sun and good drainage so as long as you make sure of that you should have a good result. Roberta's are just trying to sell you more plants. I have had very little success with plants I bought from Roberta's or Cottage Farms over the years, I finally gave up and buy locally and I have much better out comes.
04-23-2019 06:51 PM
OT question please. I would love to order some French lavender plants. Any ideas of reputable greenhouses that I may order from?
Thank you,
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04-23-2019 07:04 PM
@butterfly123 I buy plants from local green houses in my area, if the plants do not work out you have some where you can go to get help. I find mail order is not the way to go.
04-23-2019 07:36 PM
Lavender plants can be iffy in the best conditions. I agree that you should try for a reliable local nursery. I myself have been trying to find a local source for this new hardy “American” Lavender but no one I have checked with has even heard of it so I am a bit skeptical that one really exists. I also have not had any luck with Roberta’s.
04-23-2019 08:21 PM
04-23-2019 08:43 PM
Lavenders generally like well drained soils in full sun. In the early spring, remove any dead stems.
04-25-2019 12:04 AM
Roberta's is very deceptive in many thing they say. They have a lot of exotic tropical plants that need special growing conditions but they never mention that. They set the consumers up for failure because they know the average person will not be able to grow these plants. I refuse to buy anything from them.
05-06-2019 09:10 AM
05-06-2019 05:40 PM
@algin I grow all types of Lavender. They love heat and good drainage, not much watering once established, and the summers are hot here, also a long growing season, and they have to be cut back every Fall or early Spring or they become very leggy and woody. I have bought all of my lavenders online, many from Roberta's and Cottage Farms, several years ago, and other companies, all are doing fine.
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