Pinnata Lavender

Lavandula pinnata (Lavandula pinnata), commonly known as Pinnata Lavender or Canary Island Lavender, is a breathtaking feather-leaved lavender species native to the Canary Islands and Madeira, celebrated for its deeply dissected, soft silver-green foliage and vivid purple-blue flower spikes that rise above the mounding plant with elegant, wiry grace. Unlike common English lavender, the finely pinnate leaves give this species a lush, ferny texture that shimmers and catches light with extraordinary delicacy throughout the season — creating rich year-round visual interest that rivals the flower display itself. Tall flower stems produce fragrant, vivid purple-blue blooms that perfume the surrounding garden with the classic calming lavender scent and attract pollinators in generous abundance.

This professional-grade 4" plant arrives with a robust, well-developed root system cultivated through professional horticultural practices — ready to establish quickly in garden beds or containers. Pinnata Lavender excels in sunny borders, coastal gardens, rock gardens, and raised beds where drainage is sharp and reliable. Its natural drought tolerance and gracefully mounding habit make it equally at home in terracotta pots on a sun-drenched patio or planted in sweeping drifts along a dry, south-facing slope.

• Rare Feathery Silver-Green Foliage: Deeply pinnate, softly silver-green leaves offer an exotic, fern-like texture that provides stunning year-round contrast in borders and containers — a truly distinctive and botanically captivating alternative to common lavender varieties that earns its place in the garden twelve months of the year.
• Prolific Pollinator Magnet: Vivid purple-blue flower spikes are irresistible to bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds — providing a reliable, season-long nectar source that supports healthy, thriving pollinator populations throughout the bloom season and beyond.
• Drought & Heat Tolerant: Once established, this Mediterranean native thrives with minimal supplemental irrigation, performing at its brilliant best in hot, dry, sun-baked conditions — a superb, low-maintenance performer for water-wise, xeriscape, and Mediterranean-style garden designs.
• Intensely Fragrant Foliage & Flowers: Both leaves and blooms release the beloved, calming lavender fragrance when touched or brushed by a warm breeze — perfect for sensory gardens, walkway edging, cut flower arrangements, and drying for sachets and seasonal wreaths.
• Deer & Rabbit Resistant: The strongly aromatic foliage is naturally unappealing to browsing deer and rabbits, protecting the garden display with no additional effort through the entire growing season and beyond.

These 4" healthy live plants thrive in full sun (6–8 hours daily) with sharp, well-drained soil; avoid clay or consistently wet conditions. Water deeply but infrequently, allowing the soil to dry completely between waterings. USDA Hardiness Zones 9–11; in cooler climates, grow in containers and overwinter in a frost-free, bright location. Mature height: 18–24 inches; spread: 18–24 inches. Bloom time: late winter through spring, with potential for repeat bloom in fall in mild coastal climates.