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M Felix Eysseric said that he found lavender in Sweden, adapted to the bitter winter cold and probably protected by the snow. Lavandula Officinalis (in several varieties) grows wild in the south of France, in Italy, Corsica and Yugoslavia.
Both aromatic and beautiful, lavender (Lavandula) has been grown for thousands of years. The genus contains about 30 species, all native to the Mediterranean. Lavender is a small shrub, with gray-green or green leaves that are either simple and elongated or deeply dissected.