Japanese name: コモン ラベンダー Scientific name:Lavandula angustifolia
[Overview]
An evergreen shrub 1–2 m tall.
A herb long famous as a fragrance plant.
The stem is grayish green with 4 ridges.
The leaves are opposite, lanceolate to linear, entire and thick, with margins rolled toward the underside.
The flowers are borne in whorled clusters at the stem tips.
The flowers are about 1.5 cm long and 1 cm across, and vary widely from pale reddish purple to deep bluish purple.
[Uses]
It has a strong fragrance and is used as a raw material for essential oil.
Fresh flowers are used in candied form or in jam, and dried flowers are used in potpourri.
It is also used medicinally.
