A MIXTURE OF TRUE LAVENDER
AND SPIKE LAVENDER
The botanical name of the lavandin plant is
Provence
Lavender
, in Latin it is
Lavandula Intermedia
. With its
height of up to 80 cm, it has a special position within the
lavender family. The dense, globelike bushes with their
numerous purple-coloured blossoms have a stronger cam-
phor smell than other lavender species. They are sweeter
but less aromatic and less mild than the genuine lavender.
On the other hand, it is much more robust and has a much
higher yield. Not more than 40 kg of blossom panicles of
Lavandin are needed to produce one kg of ethereal oil
whereas 150 kg would be needed to produce the same
amount of oil from the wild-growing genuine lavender. In
the Provence region, the economical advantages of the
lavandin plant have been used since approximately 1930
and played an increasingly important role for the region.
The oil is hardly used in medicinal compounds but is well
suited for use in perfumes or in fragrance compositions
that are meant to give a feeling of harmonical well-being.
Dried lavandin is often used in scented sachets and the oil
serves as aromatic substance in cleaning, care and main-
tenance products.
Cultivation and use
The blooming period is in July and August. The plant
does not seed itself and is reproduced by cuttings. At
AURO, we use the ethereal oil from the lavender plant
(Lavandula Hybrida Oil) that is native to the Mediterra-
nean area as aromatic essence. It is won by water vapour
distillation.
LAVENDER OIL
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