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Lavender Fields in Provence
Posted On: 2007-09-10 17:35:27 ; Read: 1818 time(s)
Every year in August we visit the organic lavender farms in Provence where we source our gorgeous lavendula angustifolia oil.
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Lavendula angustifolia is known as "Lavande fine" and "Population lavender", in the language of the growers in Provence, and is universally understood to be the best and most exquisite lavender. It is the oil distilled from populations grown from seed, not clones, of Lavandula angustifolia. This is the finest, most precious and most complex of all the lavenders. Elegantly gentle, it is the only lavender we use.
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In Provence, Lavendula angustifolia is grown only in a few areas.
Lavendula angustifolia is the classic high altitude lavender cultivated from seeds. Many popular, less expensive Lavender oils such as Lavender Maillette or the oils from Bulgaria or Ukraine are not cultivated from seeds but rather from cuttings, which makes them clones. The clones tend to have a higher oil yield than Lavendula angustifolia.
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It can be quite soporific watching René with his sickle harvesting the lavender which we use in our products! He has been farming these same fields for over 50 years. As with all of our raw materials, we are constant supporters of traditional and organic agriculture. |
One of our favourite pasttimes in Provence is walking between the lavender fields. Many varieties are grown side-by-side. It never ceases to amaze us how silent the fields of lavandin are, which can abut Lavendula angustifolia fields, while the Lavendula angustifolia fields are a hive of activity. Literally! We love the bees!
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