Lavender
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Botanical Name: | Lavendula angustifolia |
Plant Part: | flower tops |
Extraction Method: | steam |
Country of Origin: | France |
Plant: | This plant has narrow leaves that are gray in colour and are covered in a soft down like fur. The plant grows to about 1 meter in height (3 feet) and produces long thin purple- blue flowers. The entire plant is covered with oil glands, which are in the star shaped hairs that cover the plant. |
Oil: | The oil is yellow in colour, sometimes with a tinge of green. |