Lavender
Lavender
2. Flowers can be candied and are sometimes used as cake decorations
3. Lavender lends a floral and slightly sweet flavor to most dishes, and is sometimes paired with sheep's-milk and goat's-milk cheeses
4. Essential oil of lavender has antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties.
Lavender
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nepetoideae |
| Tribe: | Lavanduleae |
| Genus: | Lavandul |
Alternative Names:Common lavender; English lavender; French lavender; Garden lavender; Lavandula angustifolia; Lavandula latifolia; Lavandula officinalis
Current classification of Lavender:
Currently Lavandula is considered to have 3 subgenera Lavandula, Fabricia and Sabaudia.
In addition there are numerous hybrids and cultivars in commercial and horticultural usage. A number of other species within Lamiaceae are closely related including Ocimum gratissimum, Hyptis pectinata, Plectranthus barbatus and Tetradenia fruticosa.
Uses of Lavender
1. Flowers yield abundant nectar from which bees make a high-quality honey.2. Flowers can be candied and are sometimes used as cake decorations
3. Lavender lends a floral and slightly sweet flavor to most dishes, and is sometimes paired with sheep's-milk and goat's-milk cheeses
4. Essential oil of lavender has antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties.
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