Lavender Flowers | Lavandula | Certified Organic

Description

Our lavender flowers are certified organic, A+ grade, and grown in France.

Lavender, known for its beauty and sweet floral fragrance, has a history dating back over 2500 years and is believed to have originated in the Mediterranean, Middle East and India. The Romans used Lavender as a perfume and to scent their baths. Its name is derived from the Latin ‘lavare’ meaning ‘to wash”. Lavandula may be of possible use as a disinfectant, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and for aromatherapy. Lavender oils may also be useful as a sleep aid, for relaxation and relieving indigestion or heartburn. More scientific study and research is needed to verify any claims regarding the effects of Lavender.

Lavender has as been used for centuries in the preparation of food. Including: salads, soups, meat and seafood, desserts, cheeses, baked goods and confectionery.

Botanical Name: Lavandula
Plant Family: Lamiaceae
Also Called: Camphor, Common Lavender, English Lavender, Garden lavender, Pink Lavender, True Lavender, White Lavender.

Identification

The Lavender Bush has thin square stems and grows approximately 2 feet high by 1 1/2 ft wide. It will produce vibrant purple flowers all summer long. In summer Lavender’s narrow, 2 inch, oblong-shaped leaves grow to be a mix of greens and grays with small amounts of purple. In the fall and winter leaves develop a silver tint mixed with green or grays and gold. Both the flower and leaf of Lavender produce a strong pleasant scent.

Habitat

Lavender grows in the rocky soil of grassy hilly meadows and does well in poor sandy soils. Lavender is even tolerant to high maritime winds but it will not tolerate excessively wet soil.

Uses

Tea

Lavender Flowers make a flavorful tea. It is not hard to make it too strong so it is best to start out using small amounts. Lavender flowers are also very commonly used in herbal tea mixtures and will help cover up poorer tasting herbs.

Try starting out with .5gm of Lavender per 16 oz of water. Boil the flowers in the water for at least 5 minutes then allow it to cool and strain out the remaining material. If you would like a stronger or weaker tea you can increase/decrease the amount of flower used and the amount of time it is boiled in small increments.

Smoking

Lavender makes for a smooth well flavored smoke but can be very strong and is best used for herbal blends. Like Jasmine it is a rare herb that keeps its scent and flavor when burned and is also useful to help smooth out poor tasting smoking blends.

Smudge

It would be surprising not to find Lavender in the cabinets of anyone who enjoys Smudge. Fantastic for aromatherapy.

Herbal Supplement

Lavender is used in skin care products, aromatherapy and herbal medicines.

This material is meticulously processed and cleaned by hand. Please have a look on our Hand Processing Herbs Page for more information.