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Lavender season in Provence
From late June the plateaus of Provence turn purple, until the harvest in mid or late July.
What happens
Lavender flowers in Provence from about the third week of June. The broad fields of the Valensole plateau are cut first, usually by mid or late July. The higher fields around Sault, at the foot of Mont Ventoux, bloom and are cut a few weeks later, and Sault holds a lavender festival on 15 August. Two plants are grown. True lavender, from the high ground, gives the finest oil. Lavandin, a larger hybrid, covers most of the big fields. Go early or late in the day, when the bees are calmer and the light is low.
The flowers
Also part of it, and being written: Lavandula angustifolia (True lavender, grown on high ground for fine oil.), Lavandula (The big fields are mostly lavandin, a hybrid lavender.).
Original text by the Phool desk, written with AI assistance. Background: "Lavandula angustifolia" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from family to family and place to place. If we have something wrong, tell us.
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Common sunflower: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, source