Thank you, Maurice!
Well, it is now called Spanish lavender - as in my photo title! - (lavandula stoechas , range; central and southwest Spain and Portugal).
But they were, until a few years ago thought to be the same as a wild species of lavender native to other parts of the Mediterannean area especially Provence and called Procençale, or French, lavender. (They do look and smell exactly the same!). But DNA profiling showed them to be be different species.
Interesting fact: the two top petals are not petals at all but modified leaves!
Thank you, Peter!
Well, it is now called Spanish lavender - as in my photo title! - (lavandula stoechas , range; central and southwest Spain and Portugal).
But they were, until a few years ago thought to be the same as a wild species of lavender native to other parts of the Mediterannean area especially Provence and called Procençale, or French lavender. (They do look and smell exactly the same!). But DNA profiling showed them to be be different species.
Interesting fact: the two top petals are not petals at all but modified leaves!
By the way, the lavender at the Abbaye de Sénanque is the commercial variety (I don't know its botanical name) and not the wild French variety which does indeed look like the lavender in my shot!
Best wishes for a good week ahead,
Andy
Thank you, Carol!
The lavender smell is there but only faintly. It is the commercial varieties that have been bred for their smell that are the ones we think of when we associate lavender fields and a heady aroma!
That said, the combination of the lavender, marjoram, mountain thyme and rosemary gives an all round aromatic beauty that is far more nuanced than anything a field of commercial lavender could give.
Best wishes,
Andy
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HappySnapper said:
Andy Rodker replied to HappySnapper:
Well, it is now called Spanish lavender - as in my photo title! - (lavandula stoechas , range; central and southwest Spain and Portugal).
But they were, until a few years ago thought to be the same as a wild species of lavender native to other parts of the Mediterannean area especially Provence and called Procençale, or French, lavender. (They do look and smell exactly the same!). But DNA profiling showed them to be be different species.
Interesting fact: the two top petals are not petals at all but modified leaves!
Peter_Private_Box said:
I really like this shot, but how is it different from the French variety?
www.ipernity.com/doc/2247998/43389084
Best Wishes
Peter
Andy Rodker replied to Peter_Private_Box:
Well, it is now called Spanish lavender - as in my photo title! - (lavandula stoechas , range; central and southwest Spain and Portugal).
But they were, until a few years ago thought to be the same as a wild species of lavender native to other parts of the Mediterannean area especially Provence and called Procençale, or French lavender. (They do look and smell exactly the same!). But DNA profiling showed them to be be different species.
Interesting fact: the two top petals are not petals at all but modified leaves!
By the way, the lavender at the Abbaye de Sénanque is the commercial variety (I don't know its botanical name) and not the wild French variety which does indeed look like the lavender in my shot!
Best wishes for a good week ahead,
Andy
Frans Schols said:
Hartelijke groeten..........
Frans.
Andy Rodker replied to Frans Schols:
Ecobird said:
Andy Rodker replied to Ecobird:
The lavender smell is there but only faintly. It is the commercial varieties that have been bred for their smell that are the ones we think of when we associate lavender fields and a heady aroma!
That said, the combination of the lavender, marjoram, mountain thyme and rosemary gives an all round aromatic beauty that is far more nuanced than anything a field of commercial lavender could give.
Best wishes,
Andy
William Sutherland said:
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Jenny McIntyre said:
Andy Rodker said:
William,
John,
Jenny,
Fine comments, many thanks!
©UdoSm said:
Eric Desjours said:
Andy Rodker said:
Eric,
Thank you both. Have a good week!
Julien Rappaport said: