Lavender flower

 lavender flower 


lavender flower is an extremely beautiful spices of flower that is spread  all over the world as commercial crop. The scientific name is Lavavdula angustifolia.

These flowers are purple in colour.This plant is spread from the Western Middle East to the Northern Indian region.The leading manufacturing countries in the world are countries like Bulgaria,France,china and the United States of America.Today there are nearly 50 spises of levenders spread around the world.Among damn English lavender , French lavender ,Italian lavender  ,Spanish lavender ,Ductch Lavenders all some of the popular lavenders,cultivated as an ornamental flower for Garden decoration and also as a commercial crop.lavender oil is extracted from the  flowers used for  commercial cultivation. the highly valued lavender oil is also used in perfumes, soaps,cosmetic products and beauty products. Also, these  flowers are also used as tea,honey  and medicine. Its leaves are known as food flavouring and as a spice crop. sometime this were used for embalmment and religious ceremonies. Sowing  of seeds takes place  between February and march.



 Seeding are  transplanted in open ground  in late may or early june.flowering begins in mid summer.This plant needs sunlight,  bright weather and water to grow.

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