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Lavandula multifida

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Lavandula multifida
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Lavandula multifida, the fernleaf lavender[1] or Egyptian lavender,[2] is a small plant, sometimes a shrub, native to the southern regions of the Mediterranean, including Iberia, Sicily, Northwest Africa and the Canary Islands.

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The plant grows up to 24 in (61 cm) tall.[1] The stems are grey and woolly. Leaves are fernlike, double pinnate and silver to green in colour.[1] Dark blue or violet flowers may be either single or three-pronged,[3] and are borne on long stems held above the foliage.

L. multifida is grown both as a herb and as an ornamental plant. Foliage is aromatic, but it has been noted that the scent is closer to that of oregano than to other kinds of lavender.[4] In cooler latitudes it is killed by winter frost, but can be grown as an annual. Cultivars include 'Spanish Eyes'.[5]

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