Aromatic plants such as fragrant flowers and herbs contain aromatic volatile oil, antioxidants and fungicides, which can not only repel mosquitoes and flies, beautify the environment, purify the air and beautify the room, but also be widely used in beauty, bathing, diet and medical treatment. Essential oils and dried spices extracted from aromatic plants are important flavoring agents in food, cosmetics, soap and pharmaceutical industries. At present, these products sell well in domestic and foreign markets, and are exported to Russia, the United States and so on, showing attractive market development space. In 2003, the United States ordered more than 1000 tons of essential oil in China. Beijing, Shanghai and other places sell more than tens of millions of seedlings and dried spices such as rosemary, lavender and mint every year, and the market is very promising. Vanilla is native to Mexico and widely cultivated in Central America. /kloc-In the 6th century, Spanish conquistadors conquered Central America and introduced vanilla and chocolate to Europe. The English name of vanilla is vanilla, which comes from the Spanish word "vanilla", which means "small pod" in Spanish. European herbs play a very important role in European horticulture. Many gardening departments and lovers have their own special herb gardens. They collect and cultivate all kinds of herbs and plant them in the garden, so that they exude all kinds of fragrance all year round, which is refreshing. It has been scientifically proved that some of these fragrances can sterilize, disinfect and repel insects, and some can regulate the central nervous system, which is very beneficial to human health and make people get rid of sub-health state. For example, mint can refresh the mind, and red basil can cure cough and diarrhea. Because of the multifunctional function of vanilla in Europe, the sales volume in the international market is huge. The vanilla produced in China is in short supply in the international market, and its development prospect is attractive. Name Lavender ◆ Scientific name/Latin name lavandula pedunculata ◆ Alias perfume plant, vanilla, vanilla, yellow vanilla ◆ Flower language waiting for romantic love, as long as you breathe hard, you can see the miracle! ◆ Family, genus: Botany: Angiosperm: Dicotyledonous Magnolia is the flowering time of lavender every May-65438+1October: Labiatae: Lavender; English: waiting for love; ; Japanese: Ai のために is on standby; Korean:? 1? 7? 9? 6? 3? 5 ? 8? 5? 9? 9 ? 0? 5? 0? 5? 1? 9 ◆ Colors are blue, purple, blue-purple, pink, most white lavender, blue lavender and purple lavender, which are native to the Mediterranean region of southern Europe and the southern foothills of the Alps. (including Provence) There are two kinds of pink lavender, French lavender and Lohden pink lavender, which are produced in Scotland. White lavender is produced in Scotland, northern England and Wales. ◆ It is native to Mediterranean coast, Europe and Oceania islands, such as Provence in southern France, and then widely planted in Britain and Yugoslavia. Now it is also widely planted in Tennessee, USA and Hokkaido, Japan. The northern foot of Tianshan Mountain in Xinjiang is at the same latitude as Provence in France, with similar climate and soil conditions. It is a lavender planting base and the hometown of lavender in China. Lavender in Xinjiang has been listed as one of the eight famous varieties in the world. Like to do it. These flowers are spike-shaped and have slender stems. The flowers are covered with star-shaped fine hairs, with purple-blue florets at the tip and gray-green narrow leaves. Plants can reach a height of 90 cm and usually bloom in June. Whenever the wind blows, a whole lavender field fluctuates like a deep purple wave, which is very beautiful. In ancient times, people used it to bathe in aromatic water at 37 degrees Celsius. Put lavender wrapped in gauze in the bathtub for 30 minutes, and then air dry naturally. It can repel mosquitoes, sterilize and clear sweat in summer. Over time, people will leave a fragrance on their bodies. It is said that ChristianRandPhillips is famous for bathing in this way. Among them, lavender essential oil is added to the expensive perfume, which is expensive and weighs 20 grams. Perfume value 1 more than RMB. Morphological characteristics Lavender perennial herb or small shrub, although called grass, is actually a purple-blue flower. Lavender is clustered and branched, usually growing vertically. According to different varieties, the plant height is 30 ~ 40 cm and 45 ~ 90 cm. In mountainous areas with quite high altitude, a single plant can grow to1m. Leaves alternate, elliptic-lanceolate, or large needle-shaped, and the leaf margin rolls back. Spike terminal, 15 ~ 25 cm long; Corolla lower tubular, upper lip-shaped, upper lip 2-cleft, lower lip 3-cleft; The flowers are about 1.2 cm long and have blue, deep purple, pink, white and other colors. The common color is purple-blue, and the flowering period is from June to August. The whole plant has a faint aroma with a slight woody sweetness. Because the villi on flowers, leaves and stems contain oil glands, they will burst when touched lightly and release fragrance.