lavender

     

About 25-30, incluing: Lavandula abrotanoides Lavandula angustifolia Lavandula canariensis Lavandula dentata Lavandula lanata Lavandula latifolia Lavandula multifida Lavandula pinnata Lavandula stoechas Lavandula viridis Lavandula x intermedia

Trivia about lavender

  • To keep a picnic table pest-free, spray with water mixed with the oil from this plant; take note of its color
  • The plant seen here; it's known for both its aroma & its color
  • This purple plant's name doesn't come from the Italian for "washing"; it's probably from a word meaning "livid"
  • Used to treat headaches, this mint family member's name may come from the Latin lavare, "to wash"
  • It's the name of about 20 species of small bushes that bear fragrant flowers & belong to the mint family
  • A pale purple, or a plant of the mint family
  • Many massage oils have the scent of this purplish plant, the "herb of love" that's a member of the mint family
  • Betty's blue & twickel purple are varieties of this flower, the name of which is also a bluish-purple color