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{{short description|Species of plant in the family Lamiaceae}}
{{Speciesbox
|image = Lavendula_lanata_1.JPG
|status = LC
|status_system = IUCN3.1
|status_ref=<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021">{{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}}</ref>
|genus = Lavandula
|species = lanata
|authority = [[Boiss.]]
|synonyms = ''Lavandula tomentosa'' <small>(Lundmark) Pau</small>
|synonyms_ref = <ref name=KewPOWO>{{cite web|url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:449050-1|title= Lavandula lanata Boiss.|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=n.d.|website=Plants of the World Online|publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|access-date= September 5, 2020}}</ref>
}}

'''''Lavandula lanata''''', the '''woolly lavender''', is a [[species]] of [[flowering plant]] in the [[family (botany)|family]] [[Lamiaceae]],<ref name=KewPOWO/> 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''.<ref name=RHSLG>{{cite book | last=Harrison |first=Lorraine | title=RHS Latin for Gardeners | year=2012 |publisher=Mitchell Beazley | location=United Kingdom | isbn=978-1845337315 }}</ref> 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.<ref>Upson and Andrews; The Genus Lavandula. (Kew, 2004)</ref> 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]].<ref name = RHSPF>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

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[[Category:Lavandula|lanata]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Pierre Edmond Boissier]]
[[Category:Flora of the Mediterranean Basin]]

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