Botanisch portret
Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
Botanische kenmerken
Semi-shrub, 30–80 cm, with narrow grey-green leaves and violet-blue spike flowers. Its volatile oil is characteristic and unmistakable.
Herkomst
French and Spanish highlands; cultivated since classical antiquity.
Traditioneel gebruik
Romans added lavender to bathwater — the Latin lavare means 'to wash'.
Interessante weetjes
The 'lavender lines' of Provence are among the few industrial fields where bee populations still grow.
Ingrediëntprofiel
Voor de botanische referentie — familie, plantdeel, karakter en bronvermelding — zie .
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