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Lavandula stoechas, the Spanish lavender or topped lavender (U.S.) or French lavender (U.K.), [1] is a species of lavender native to the Mediterranean Basin.
Lavandula (common name lavender) is a genus of 47 known species of perennial flowering plants in the mints family, Lamiaceae. [1] It is native to the Old World, primarily found across the drier, warmer regions of mainland Eurasia, with an affinity for maritime breezes.
English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) ... (Lavendula stoechas) is a smaller variety, growing about 12 to 24 inches tall. "Spanish lavender is slightly hardier than French lavender, but is best ...
Many species within the order are used as decorations, flavouring agents, cosmetics and fragrances. [16] Natural dyes can also be extracted from Lamiales species. [16] [18] For example, in Sardinia culture, the most common Lamiales plant species used for natural dyes is Lavandula stoechas, where a light-green dye is extracted from the stem. [18]
Stoechas pedunculata Mill. Lavandula pedunculata , commonly called Spanish Lavender [ 2 ] or French lavender , [ 3 ] is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae . It is known for the tuft of two or three butterfly-like, narrow petals that emerge from the top of its ovoid head.
Lavandula stoechas (French or Spanish lavender) Index of plants with the same common name This page is an index of articles on plant species (or higher taxonomic groups) with the same common name ( vernacular name).
Lavandula angustifolia, formerly L. officinalis, is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean (Spain, France, Italy, Croatia etc.). Its common names include lavender , true lavender and English lavender [ 2 ] (though it is not native to England); also garden lavender , [ 3 ] common lavender and narrow-leaved lavender .
One of several species known by the English common name French lavender (see also Lavandula stoechas), [3] it is commonly grown as an ornamental plant and its essential oil is used in perfumes. [5] Like other lavenders, it is particularly associated with dry, sunny, well-drained conditions in alkaline soil. But it will tolerate a range of ...