Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil where it has low water needs and it is hardy to about 20 degrees F. This is a great long lived shrubby lavender species that forms dense mound holding attractive flowers rising just above the foliage but unlike the English Lavender varieties these flowers are not recommended for human consumption.

Lavandula dentata comes from the Mediterranean Sea basin primarily in Europe from Spain, Gibraltar and the Balearic Islands, in North Africa in Morocco an Algeria east to the Arabian Peninsula and south to Ethiopia and it was long ago on Madeira and the Canary Islands. The name for the genus is from the Latin 'lavare' or 'lavo' meaning "to wash" in reference to use of infusions of the plants. The specific epithet is a reference to the dentate margins of the leaves. This plant is commonly called Spanish Lavender in Europe and also is called Fringed Lavender. We have sold this plant continuously since 1986 and also grow the gray foliage form Lavandula dentata var. candicans. 

Information displayed on this page about Lavandula dentata is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.