Botanical Name: Lavandula lanata
Common Name: Wooly lavender
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape spreading, sprawling semi-woody subshrub with white-wooly leaves – generally larger and more upright than most lavenders, with coarser foliage and few flowers
Height 2 - 4'
Spread 2 - 4'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor full sun
Soil prefers a well-drained soil
Hardiness hardy (zones 4 to 24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves linear to narrowly elliptical, bright white and wooly, to 3" long, curved and pointed upward along the stem
Flowers fairly infrequent, spikes of deep purple flowers in spring
Fruit small capsule
 
Propagation:
seed, semi-hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
medium sized filler for gray foliage and aromatic leaves; leaf color, scent and structure make it a prime plant for the perennial border
 
Landscape Care:
Watering likes to be kept on the dry side – too much causes root rot
Fertilizing balanced, slow release at planting time
Pruning head back to control size and keep out of other plants
Pests/Diseases root rot in poorly-drained soils
Special Condition don't prune too severely, may die back if pruned hard
 
Origin: Spain
Family: Lamiaceae

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