Lavandula stoechas

Commonly known as Spanish, French or butterfly lavender, recognizable by the conspicuous sterile bracts atop the small inflorescence. Silvery, aromatic leaves.

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Ernst

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I tried to think of what it reminds me of. I think of soft pink fairy floss at the moment. It is stunning. Posted 4 years ago
1. Ruth Spigelman
  
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  Childhood memories triggered for sure - back to the fairground. Posted 4 years ago

Calbost Niel

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Delicate, aromatic Posted 4 years ago
1. Ruth Spigelman
  
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  Wouldn't it be great if aroma came with images as well! Posted 4 years ago

Ori Fragman Sapir

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its a pale cultivar Posted 4 years ago
1. Ruth Spigelman
  
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  Hi Ori, I don’t know if this affects your info, but my artistic presentation here has the flower appearing a lot paler than in life. It was in fact a much deeper purple. As lavender is easily recognisable, I felt some artistic license was allowed. Probably still a cultivar though? Posted 4 years ago

Ori Fragman Sapir

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Indeed a cultivar, at any rate not native in Australia. Posted 4 years ago

The Topped Lavender

''Lavandula stoechas'', the Spanish lavender or topped lavender or French lavender, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, occurring natively in several Mediterranean countries, including France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece.

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Similar species: Lamiales

Species identified by Ruth Spigelman