More Than Just A Plant: Lavender

Lavender is a plant with stems of small strongly smelling pale purple flowers. Its Latin and scientific name is Lavandula. It is usually collected for its scent and for decoration. The term lavender calso refers to the dried flowers and stems of this plant, used for giving stored clothes, sheets, etc a pleasant smell.

Lavender is used in the making of perfumes, toiletries and soaps. Lavender water is a perfume made from lavender oils and alcohol. Lavender water is rather old-fashioned and is connected especially with older upper-class ladies.

For its pleasant colour and delicate taste it is specifically recommended for culinary use.

Lavender essential oil is useful, and has many health benefits. it is very effective for bites and stings, headaches, colds, flu, insomnia, bruises, stress, and muscle aches. It is used widely used in aromatherapy.

Lavender is also a pale purple colour:
lavender-coloured writing paper

There are many variations of the colour lavender:

Lavender blush
Lavender mist (web color Lavender)
Languid lavender
Lavender gray
Pale lavender (light mauve)
Lavender blue (periwinkle)
Pastel lavender (mauve)
Light lavender (wisteria)
Lavender pink
Lavender rose
Brilliant lavender
Lavender magenta (web color "light violet")
Medium lavender magenta (web color plum)
Vivid lavender (heliotrope) (psychedelic lavender)
Bright ube
Bright lavender (light floral lavender) (lavender bandana)
Lavender (floral)
Rich lavender (deep floral lavender)
Amethyst
Ube
Lavender indigo
Deep lavender (web color medium purple)
Lavender purple (purple mountain majesty)
Twilight lavender
Dark lavend

Halaya ube
Old lavender

For a complete overview of this colour click here:
The Lavender Colour