Table 1.

The specific characteristics of different species of Lavandula [15,16].

Systematic Name	Common Name	Height of Shrub [cm]	Color of Leaves	Color of Flowers	Flowering Period	Place of Native Origin
Lavandula angustifolia (L. officinalis, L. vera)	British lavender	to 50	grey leaves becoming green as they mature	shades of blue or mauve, white	mid-June to July	Southwest and South Central Europe in mountainous areas over 1500 m
Lavandula bipinnata	-	15–100	green	pale blue	August	Central and South India
Lavandula coronopifolia	-	to 80	green to grey-green	sky blue to lilac	January to April	Cape Verde Islands, North Africa, Western Asia, Arabian Peninsula
Lavandula dentata	-	50–100	green to grey-green	shades of violet-blue to mauve	June to August	South Spain, Balearic Islands, North Africa, South West Arabian Peninsula, Ethiopia
Lavandula intermedia (L. hybrida)	lavandin	60–150	grey tomentose	shades of lilac-purple to white	late June to July	France, Spain, Italy
Lavandula lanata	woolly lavender	50–80	leaves covered with dense white woolly hairs	dark purple	mid-to late July	mountainous areas in South Spain over 2000 m
Lavandula latifolia (L. spica)	spike lavender	50–70 (100)	grey	blue to mauve	From mid-July	Southwest and South Central Europe to 1000 m
Lavandula multifida	Egyptian lavender	to 40	grey-green	violet to blue-violet	June to September	South Spain and Italy, North Africa
Lavandula pedunculata	butterfly lavender	to 60	grey-green	mauve	June to July	Iberian Peninsula, North Africa and Turkey
Lavandula pubescens	-	30–60	green	violet-blue	August to September	Syria, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Lavandula stoechas	French lavender	40–70	grey tomentose	black-purple to mauve	May to September	Mediterranean basin
Lavandula stoechas subsp. luisieri (Lavandula luisieri)	Spanish lavender	40–60	green	mauve	spring	Southwest Spain, Central and South Portugal
Lavandula viridis	white lavender	30–50	green	white	spring	Southwest Spain, South Portugal, Madeira