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the purple that calms your nerves and embalmed pharaohs with equal commitment
means A fragrant purple-flowered shrub of the mint family, prized for its calming scent and oils, and by extension the pale purple color of its blooms.
from From Medieval Latin 'lavandula,' likely tied to Latin 'lavare,' to wash — the herb was tossed into baths and laundry to perfume them, which is also why washerwomen were once called 'lavenders.' It reached English through Old French 'lavendre.' A neat coincidence reinforced the link: the color is lavender, yes, but the root keeps pointing back to the washtub.
- name origin
- From Latin lavare, to wash; Romans bathed in it
- bee magnet
- Pollinators detect its scent from far away
- plague defense
- Glove-makers scented with it dodged the Black Death
- mint family
- Secretly related to basil, rosemary, and sage
- moth repellent
- Closets use it where chemicals once ruled
provence lavender fields — valensole plateau in southern france produces 30% of the world's lavender
mayfield lavender farm — surrey, england - england's oldest working lavender farm established in 1911
bridestowe estate lavender — tasmania, australia - southern hemisphere's largest lavender plantation with 250,000 plants