Types of Lavender

Lavender is a small shrub native to the southern foothills of the Alps in France, Spain, North Africa and southern Italy. Ten years later, Ili, Xinjiang, China, carefully cultivated lavender along the Ili River.

Growth habits of lavender

Lavender belongs to the family Lamiaceae, has strong adaptability, is resistant to low and high temperatures, and can withstand high temperatures of 40°C during harvest season. Lavender likes dryness and has little need for water. It is suitable to grow in places with an annual rainfall of 600~800 mm. It is a long-day plant and needs sufficient sunshine during the growing season. The annual sunshine hours should reach more than 2,000 hours.

What does lavender look like

Lavender shape

: Lavender orchids have 6-10 terminal flowers, or nearly continuous spikes. The spikes are approximately 3cm long. The flowers are densely covered with stellate tomentose, and the bracts are rhomboid or elliptical. When dry, it is rusty, covered with stellate tomentos, and the bracteoles are inconspicuous.

Lavender leaf appearance

: Lavender leaves are linear or needle-shaped. The leaves on the flowering branches are larger and differentiated, and the leaves on the new branches are gray or olive green when dry. The leaves on new branches are smaller, clustered, gray when dry, and the edges of the leaves are rolled outward.

Lavender color

: The colors of lavender include blue, purple, bluish-violet, pink, and white, with five colors.

The functions and value of lavender

Lavender has medicinal value, edible value, beauty value and garden value. Lavender tea has no side effects and can help you recover when you become hoarse and lose your voice, so it is the best companion for office workers. Lavender has antibacterial, oil-balancing, and skin-soothing effects and can be used to make cleansing products. There are many kinds of lavender, with high ornamental value. The plant is low, gray-purple all year round, and the leaves are elegant and elegant. It can be used to build aromatic botanical gardens. Lavender is not only good for beauty, it can also purify the air, treat diseases, and provide medical care.