Botanical name | Lavandula lanata |
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Plant Care | ![]() Full Sun Full Sun – Prefers 6 or more hours of sun per day. ![]() Frost Hardy Frost Hardy – Can Handle frost without damage. ![]() Moderate Watering Moderate Watering – Requires Regular Watering. ![]() Non Indigenous Non Indigenous – Exotic to South Africa. |
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Categories | |
Flowers | Bears dark purple flowers. |
Common name(s) | Woolly lavender, Spanish mountain lavender |
Origin | |
Foliage | Compact shrub with fuzzy, silver-grey foliage. |
Uses in landscape design | Excellent for flower borders and beds, garden edging, gravel patio/container plants, rock garden and wildlife gardens. |
Soil conditions | Requires well-drained soil. |
Uses | Lavender is widely used in cooking, medicines, comestics, insect deterrents and potpourris. |
Lavandula lanata (Woolly lavender, Spanish mountain lavender)
- Botanical name: Lavandula lanata
- Common name(s): Woolly lavender, Spanish mountain lavender
- Categories: Shrubs and Perennials
Plant description:
Compact shrub with fuzzy, silver-grey foliage and long-stemmed, dark purple flowers in summer. ‘Richard Gray’ is a popular hybrid.
Family: Lamiaceae
Botanical Pronunciation: lav-AN-dew-lah
Lavandula lanata requirements and features
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Moderate Maintenance
Requires moderate maintenance.
Bears dark purple flowers.
Compact shrub with fuzzy, silver-grey foliage.