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The Irresistible Allure of Lavender
What makes lavender so intensely captivating?
Lavender, also known as Lavandula, is one of the most adored (and perhaps even most photographed) plants on the planet. Every summer, thousands of videos and pictures of lavender are uploaded on social media, showcasing and celebrating its simple yet irresistible charms. Commonly associated with feelings of calm, well-being, summertime, and a free-spirited, bohemian lifestyle, lavender promises a distraction from the mundane everyday dullness. Like a purple magnet, it draws everyone closer to briefly participate in its uncomplicated passion for life and experience the pleasant effects of its perfumes on the body and mind.
History of lavender
Lavender plant has been cultivated and used in medicine, cosmetics, fragrance and flavour for millennia. Its delightful scent soothes the mind and disengages melancholy and troubling thoughts. Legend has it that lavender was initially brought to Britain by the Romans. However, it is equally plausible that it was first introduced by merchants travelling from the Middle East, India, North Africa and South Europe who traded their goods for exotic plants and other foreign produce.
The name lavender originates from the Latin ‘lavare’, meaning to wash. Because of its pleasant scent…
