Spanish lavender

I thought French Lavender until your title appeared, I don't suppose there is much of a difference, I wish we had some of that weather here though.

Thank you, Maurice!
Well, it is now called Spanish lavender - as in my photo title! - (lavandula stoechas , range; central and southwest Spain and Portugal).
But they were, until a few years ago thought to be the same as a wild species of lavender native to other parts of the Mediterannean area especially Provence and called Procençale, or French, lavender. (They do look and smell exactly the same!). But DNA profiling showed them to be be different species.
Interesting fact: the two top petals are not petals at all but modified leaves!

Hi Andy

I really like this shot, but how is it different from the French variety?

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Best Wishes
Peter

Thank you, Peter!
Well, it is now called Spanish lavender - as in my photo title! - (lavandula stoechas , range; central and southwest Spain and Portugal).
But they were, until a few years ago thought to be the same as a wild species of lavender native to other parts of the Mediterannean area especially Provence and called Procençale, or French lavender. (They do look and smell exactly the same!). But DNA profiling showed them to be be different species.
Interesting fact: the two top petals are not petals at all but modified leaves!
By the way, the lavender at the Abbaye de Sénanque is the commercial variety (I don't know its botanical name) and not the wild French variety which does indeed look like the lavender in my shot!
Best wishes for a good week ahead,
Andy

Hi Andy,

Thank you for a great explanation!! I am now a little wiser for it!

Best Wishes
Peter

Schitterende opname,Andy.
Hartelijke groeten..........
Frans.

Thank you, Frans!

A beautiful image Andy. I love lavender. The smell must be wonderful there.

Thank you, Carol!
The lavender smell is there but only faintly. It is the commercial varieties that have been bred for their smell that are the ones we think of when we associate lavender fields and a heady aroma!
That said, the combination of the lavender, marjoram, mountain thyme and rosemary gives an all round aromatic beauty that is far more nuanced than anything a field of commercial lavender could give.
Best wishes,
Andy

Stunning beauty!

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What a beautiful colour this lavender is. It looks so bright against the green foliage and under that gorgeous blue sky.

Kenny,
William,
John,
Jenny,
Fine comments, many thanks!

So beautiful...

A delightful poetry of spring colours, Andy.

Udo,
Eric,
Thank you both. Have a good week!

Vivement juin ! **********

Simply beautiful!

J aime beaucoup!

Beautiful wild flowers.

SUPERBE

marvelous ! greetings andy

Superb image.
Happy new week:)

Superbes photo et vue avec ce premier plan fleuri. Nicole.

Just gorgeous Andy...................the lavender looks much better growing here in the wild than it does in straight boring rows when it's grown in "captivity" so to speak.

It complements the granite beautifully.

I think you're right again, Larry! Thank you!

Ha, ha.............you've done it again! I'm Keith :-))

Have I? Oh yes! Sorry!
I think Jenny M, Rosa and I do it most often, Jenny is forever calling me Keith!!!
Well, it's all fun and games between photo-mates!!! I hope!!

ik ruik het al

Thank you, Fred!

Lovely colors …

What a delightful scene! Beautifully captured, Andy!

That really is beautiful.

Gorgeous lavender. Congratulations on Explore.

Ohhhhhh!!! Andy, this is just soooooo beautiful! What a beautiful landscape to see, the lavender is so incredible.

Congratulations on Explore!

I adore your wide views with lovely wildflowers on foreground !

Magnifique !!

Excellent, love the flowers in the foreground!

in den Pyrenaen gesehen?

Hello Naturist and welcome.
Not the Pyrennees, but the mountains of Central Spain to the north and west of Madrid.

Lovely......