Lavender
Latin Name : Lavandula sp.
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Lavender has been used for generations and is well known for the strong and calming effect of it’s scent. The popular Lavender in this image is Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcot’, a slightly more compact form of the type.
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Often planted as an edging for paths, it enhances the garden with its scent and colour, and soften the edges of the path as well.
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Capable of coping well in arid conditions, the Lavender is of course a Mediterranean plant like Rosemary, and will do very well in dry situations with no reason for concern.
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Lavender flowers seen here close to.
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This is a ‘French Lavender’ – Lavandula pedunculata. Quite a popular plant with its ‘Rabbit Ears’.
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And lastly a glimps of a field of commercially grown Lavender. Couldn’t resist it …