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Lavender

Desceription:
A Perennial. There are 28 species of lavender, all with linear leaves and spikes of flowers ranging from blue to white.

Uses:
Lavender is used for cooking as well as for its medicinal properties. The flowers are used to flavor jams, stews, pastries, creams and vinegars. Dried flowers are used in sachets and potpourris. The flower water is an antiseptic that treats acne and a skin toner for speeding cell renewal. Flower tea treats anxiety, headaches, nausea and dizziness. The essential oil is highly valued as perfume and is also antiseptic, mildly sedative and pain killing. It will relieve the itching of insect bites and the pain of burns, headaches and sore throats. Adding the oil to bath water is very relaxing and induces sleep.

Types of Levender:

• Fernleaf ~ Latin Name: Lavendula multifida. A Tender Perennial. Blue /green leaves with purple flowers.
• Fringed ~ Latin Name: Lavendula dentata. A Tender Perennial. Saw-toothed leaves of blue/gray.
• Goodwin Creek ~ Latin Name: Lavendula heterophylla. A Tender Perennial. Blooms all summer.
• Hidcote ~ Latin Name: Lavendula angustofolia. A Perennial. Dark violet flowers with gray green leaves. Popular variety.
• Munstead ~ Latin Name: Lavendula angustofolia. A Perennial. Very fragrant and compact. Early blooming.
• Provence ~ Latin Name: Lavendula x intermedia, A Perennial. Silvery, wide long leaves.
• Spanish ~ Latin Name: Lavendula stoechas. A Tender Perennial. Dark purple flower bracts on top of the stems look like rabbit ears.

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