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Lavandula multifida, the fernleaf lavender [1] or Egyptian lavender, [2] is a small plant, sometimes a shrub, native to the southern regions of the Mediterranean, including Iberia, Sicily, Northwest Africa and the Canary Islands. The plant grows up to 24 in (61 cm) tall. [1] The stems are grey and woolly.
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.
Lavandula latifolia is a strongly aromatic shrub growing to 30–80 cm tall. The leaves are evergreen, 3–6 cm long and 5–8 mm broad. The leaves are evergreen, 3–6 cm long and 5–8 mm broad. The flowers are pale lilac, produced on spikes 2–5 cm long at the top of slender, leafless stems 20–50 cm long.
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.
In its native habitat, lavender grows in sandy, rocky soils, so make sure the spot you choose has good drainage and no standing water, or plant lavender in pots with drainage holes in the bottom.
Grevillea lavandulacea is a spreading to protrate shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.2–1.5 m (7.9 in – 4 ft 11.1 in). Its adult leaves are narrow elliptic to linear, 5–40 mm (0.20–1.57 in) long and 0.5–10 mm (0.020–0.394 in) wide with the edges turned down.
Lavandula viridis, commonly known as green lavender or white lavender, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, occurring naturally in southern Portugal and southwest Spain. [ 1 ] Description
The leaves grow opposite each other on the stem and appear to grow in bunches. When the leaves are rubbed, oils give off a fragrance similar to rosemary. These oils are used for scenting soaps. The 25 mm (1 in) long, pale lavender flowers grow on short inflorescences, blooming for about one month in late spring and early summer.