Lavandula lanata

{{short description|Species of plant in the family Lamiaceae}}

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|image = Lavendula_lanata_1.JPG

|status = LC

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref={{cite iucn |author=Rivers, M.C. |date=2017 |title=Lavandula lanata |volume=2017 |page=e.T83764576A86136221 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T83764576A86136221.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

|genus = Lavandula

|species = lanata

|authority = Boiss.

|synonyms = Lavandula tomentosa (Lundmark) Pau

|synonyms_ref = {{cite web|url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:449050-1|title= Lavandula lanata Boiss.|author=|date=n.d.|website=Plants of the World Online|publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|access-date= September 5, 2020}}

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Lavandula lanata, the woolly lavender, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to southern Spain. An evergreen dwarf shrub growing to {{convert| 1|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall and broad, it is noted for the pronounced silver woolly hairs on its leaves, whence the Latin specific epithet lanata.{{cite book | last=Harrison |first=Lorraine | title=RHS Latin for Gardeners | year=2012 |publisher=Mitchell Beazley | location=United Kingdom | isbn=978-1845337315 }} The deep violet purple flowers are borne on narrow spikes, and give off the familiar lavender scent.

Lavandula lanata is cultivated in temperate zones for its attractive appearance and fragrance.Upson and Andrews; The Genus Lavandula. (Kew, 2004) It is hardy in mild and coastal areas, tolerating temperatures down to about {{convert|-5 |C|F|abbr=on}}, but preferring a warm, sheltered location in full sun. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.{{cite web | url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/9883/i-Lavandula-lanata-i/Details

| title = RHS Plantfinder - Lavandula lanata | access-date=19 March 2018}}{{cite web

| url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf | title = AGM Plants - Ornamental | date = July 2017

| page = 59 | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | access-date = 19 March 2018}}