Lavandula canariensis

Lavandula canariensis
In habitat, Playa Blanca, Lanzarote
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Lavandula
Species:
L. canariensis
Binomial name
Lavandula canariensis

Lavandula canariensis (common name, Canary Island lavender) is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the Canary Islands.[3] It was first described by Philip Miller in 1768.[1][2]

Description

Lavandula canariensis is a half-hardy, woody, evergreen shrub. The leaves are bipinnate, rich green,[4] and covered in fine, downy hairs. Flowers appear in spikes of small, fragrant blue, opening from dark purple buds, and are borne on branching stems in summer.[5]

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