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Lavandula pinnata

Lavandula pinnata
Photo: Jeffdelonge, CC BY-SA 3.0

Lavandula pinnata, known as fernleaf or jagged lavender, is a small shrub from Madeira and Lanzarote with finely divided, downy leaves and violet flower spikes. It needs full sun, excellent drainage, and dry conditions to thrive.

Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply, then let the soil dry out almost completely before watering again.
Soil
Sharp, free-draining, lean or sandy soil; avoid rich or waterlogged ground.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect below about 0 °C, as it is tender to hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. Madeira, Canary Is. (Lanzarote)
Climate
subtropical

About

Lavandula pinnata (also known as fernleaf lavender and jagged lavender) is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to southern Madeira and the Canary Islands (Lanzarote). It was first described in 1780.

Other Lavandula plants

English lavender · French lavender · Woolly Lavender · Broadleaved lavender · Lavender · Cut Leaf Lavender · Spanish Lavender · Downy Lavender · French lavender · Lavender

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lavandula pinnata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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