Agrobrite Hydrofarm FLC27D12PK Standing, 27Watt /5400K Replacement Lamp (Bulb) Desktop, Black, Pack of 12

I have purchased two of these lamps. The one that is over a year old is working fine. the one I purchased this past October, stopped working. I bought a new lightbulb, and still nothing. On further investigation, I found that the electronic compartment at the base of the light, had shorted out and melted. I have written the manufacturer to see if they will honor the 1 year warranty and replace it....will let you know when they respond and the result.*UPDATE: The company responded and only wanted me to send them the receipt and a photo of the melted part of the lamp. I have not done so because I found out there was a major problem with the electrical line connection on the outside of our house. It not only caused dimming of lights, appliances, etc., but also blew one of our television sets. I can only think that this is what caused the problem with the lamp; YES I will be purchasing a new lamp! Not asking the company to replace something that turned out to be a OUR problem...

This Plant Grow Light is fairly unique in that it is compact, and has a built in base for you to place a small plant on it for full exposure to the light. I have my light attached to an automatic timer because I have found that these lamps fail with alarming regularity if you utilize the "ON/OFF" switch on the lamp itself. By using a timer, you completely avoid this issue and can guarantee years of trouble-free use. I have mine on a stand so that it is also benefiting other plants with its light and my miniature Palm and Pulmaria seem to love it. I had a Jasmine Plant that was failing elsewhere, but one I put it under the light for a few days, new growth can be seen sprouting. Be warned, though. The light gives off a significant amount of heat and can damage foliage if the plant grows too tall or gets too close to the bulbs. This is the only negative that I have found.UPDATE: September 12, 2018 - The lamp is still going strong. No failures! Here is the secret! Put the lamp on a TIMER! DO NOT USE THE ON/OFF SWITCH TO CONTROL THE LIGHT! Using the switch will cause the light to fail eventually much, much sooner as it is poorly designed. The timer method bypasses the switch and I’ve had no issues at all!

I don’t think I’ve ever written a review on Amazon, at least not one that I’ve sought out to review, without the constant badgering of emails begging me to do so. So here it goes! I’m in love with this light. It’s over two plants, one is a hibiscus and one is a bonsai ficus, now ficus plants are known to be finicky and tend to drop their leaves when moved. I bought this plant, drove it home, placed it under this lamp, and not only has it not dropped leaves, it’s actually growing new ones! Now onto the hibiscus. I live in Michigan, it’s pretty much cloudy here from nov-March, however this year it’s been a cloudy and rainy October. My hibiscus is not only happy, it’s actually blooming! I love plants, and winter depresses me, so I just want to say thank you for allowing me to bring some of my summer indoors during my nasty winter months!

Bought two of these a year ago as grow lights for small plants. Today one of the bulbs burnt out and I went to replace with one of my on-hand replacement bulbs (as I have several of these units of different colors from different manufacturers). To my shock I discovered (after working for ten minutes to pull out the burnt-out bulb) that it was wired straight into the unit and was not replaceable. My new standard bulb won't fit in the fixture. You've got to be kidding. The entire unit has to be thrown away because the bulb burned out. Will not buy again.Photos: Burned out bulb as yanked from unit. Normal replacement bulb next to the bizarrely wired original bulb. I still can't believe they sold the unit like this.

I got this for a bonsai tree that I started growing from seed. I guess if I would have read a little further into the bonsai book I would have known that I wouldn't really need this light for at least another year... Or at all. Nonetheless, here is my review. It's bright, it's compact, it likely fits on a desk but as I do not have a desk to test this hypothesis on, it is pure conjecture at this point. The name of the lamp having the word "desktop" in it does lend some validity to my previous assertion I feel. However, it fits on my floor nicely. By nicely I just mean that it sits there like a lamp "do". I would not suggest looking directly into the lamp as you turn it on for the first time. Of course you are free to do what you want to. If you are anything like me... You probably have already done this and are reading this review after the fact (wishing you would have read just a liiiiiittle bit further) when you can see it between the never-receding after-images that have probably been permanently burned directly into the retinas of the eyes and if the scholars of old spoke true, the soul. The eyes being the now shattered windows to that place where the sun don't shine. If you are Not like me, well... All of us are not so fortunate.Since I have a year to go before I can actually test this on my bonsai tree, I can not say for certain how this performs in that capacity. In the meantime I am using this so-called desktop lamp to brighten what was certainly, if not completely dismal, a depressing and only slightly eventful future.10\10 Would blind myself again.

I thought the bulb burned out, so I bought a new one. New bulb didn't work, so unscrewed the base of the lamp to discover that the extra power source under the base of the lamp burned. Could have started a fire. Scary!

I must have looked at 100 different products on 15 websites before I found exactly what I wanted on Amazon. Then I had to wait several months for this lamp, but it was more than worth the wait. If you live in a high rise condo as I do, getting enough sun for house plants can be difficult. For me, this goose neck grow lamp is the ideal solution ... effective and attractive.

Bought this for my work desk, I moved in a windowless office, my plants were doing ok but the crown of thorn bulbs die before the flowers can bloom, it needs sunlight. I used this light for 2 weeks, I kept it on exactly from 9 to 5 on weekdays and it's off all weekend since I don't have a timer. The plants like it, I absolutely get a lot of new leaves (I mean lots of healthy new shoots and leaves and bulbs) BUT the bulbs still die at a certain stage before it can flower. CONCLUSION, this light is good to keep the plants healthy and steady growth, but not strong enough for flowering. Also keep in mind, it's only good for 2 plants, or 3 smaller plants. I use it on 2 small and 1 medium plants and they're doing very well.

Lifesaver for indoor growers that have limited space.I grow succulents at my apartment window and sadly we only have north-west facing windows so we don't usually get enough suns. So I placed the plants that need the most lights underneath and they are definitely loving it. I also use a electric outlet timer so I can control the amount of the time it stays on.Contrary to some of the users, I've been using this lamp since June 2014 and the original bulb is still perfectly fine right now, although I did already buy a replacement just in case.

Not a good experience, I've had this a couple of years and the expensive fluorescent bulb which gets hot, blows way too frequently. Not recommended.

I really like this lamp and my plants seem to like it too. It's great for an appartment with limited light for growing plants. I had an issue with the first unit I ordered, it stopped working after a few months. I contacted Hydrofarm and they were really gracious, they replaced the faulty lamp at no charge. I will do business with them again for sure.

Both our plant light and a family member in a different house have the same issue - these bulbs keep blowing way too soon. You may get 4 months out of them.