The Lavenders Lavandula are a genus of about 25-30 species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native from the Mediterranean region south to tropical Africa and to the south east regions of India. The genus includes annuals, herbaceous plants, subshrubs, and small shrubs. The native variety extends across the Canary Islands, North and East Africa, south Europe and the Mediterranean, Arabia, and India. Because the refined forms are planted in gardens world-wide, they are occasionally found growing wild, as garden escapees, well beyond their natural range.
Lavenders are extensively grown in gardens. Flower spikes are used for dried flower arrangements. The fragrant, pale purple flowers and flower buds are used in potpourris. Dried and sealed in pouches, they are located among stored items of clothing to give a fresh fragrance and as a deterrent to moths. The plant is also full-grown commercially for extraction of lavender oil from the flowers. This oil is used as an antiseptic and for aromatherapy.
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