It is a small, aromatic shrub used in the fragrance, specialty food, and alternative medicine industries.
Lavender can be traced back at least 2500 years and tt was used by the Egyptians as part of the mummification process.
Lavender grows to a height of 40–60 cm and forms compact, regular clumps. The lower part of stem is woody, while the upper part is green. Lavender has linear or lanceolate leaves with curled edges and a highly branched fibrous root system.
Lavender (L. angustifolia) flowers, buds and leaves are edible and used to flavor broths and jellies (not consumed as a raw material).
The plant is a unique herb in that every part of the plant—bud, stem, and leaf—can be used in cooking. Fresh flowers can be chopped and added to dough before baking. Flowers can be infused in cream or milk. Chopped and folded flowers are added into rice or use with meat.
Lavender flowers can make a beautiful garnish for salads, desserts, and more.
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