Lavender
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Posted by admin | Posted in Flowers and plants database | Posted on 03-07-2007
Tags: lavender flower, lavender growing, lavender plant, lavender propagation, lavender seeds
Lavandula is a flowering plants genus from family Lamiaceae. Commonly known as Lavender, the plant is an evergreen small shrub, native of Mediterranean region and of North Africa and South-East Asia.
Between Lavender species, there are some commonly grown Lavenders: Lavandula latifolia, Lavandula pedunculata, Lavandula stoechas. From 25-30 Lavender species, the most known is Lavandula angustifolia, very appreciated for its medicinal uses and healthy benefits. This aromatic plant entered in traditional medicine of Europeans, wide spreading and being quickly adopted and used for its therapeutic capacities. Read the rest of this entry »