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LAVENDER
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Lavender is the name given to 28 species of the genus Lavandula, a member of the MINT family. Grown for its fragrant flowers, it is used in perfumes, toilet preparations, and medicines. Lavender is native to the Mediterranean region and is cultivated commercially primarily in southern France and Italy. Important cultivated species include English or true lavender, L. angustifolia, with gray green foliage and small blue or white flowers; spike lavender, L. latifolia, a harsher smelling, broader-leaved type; and lavandin, a hybrid of true and spike lavenders.
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