Lavandula / lavender is native to the Old World and is found from Cape Verde and the Canary Islands, southern Europe across to northern and eastern Africa, the Mediterranean, southwest Asia to southeast India.
One of the most famous and popular regions for cultivating lavender and having huge fields of lavender is the Provence, a landscape in the southeast of France.
Digne-les-Bains, a town in the department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence,
has been noted for being a primary center of the lavender trade.
has been noted for being a primary center of the lavender trade.
The lavender species I took several photos from last weekend is one of the species you can find throughout the Provence - among others.
But of course I didn't take my photos there, I captured the scene in the spa gardens of my hometown Bad Mergentheim.
Digne-les-Bains is one of the three twin towns of Bad Mergentheim, the other two are Borgomanero in the north of Italy and Fuefuki-shi in Japan.
So the (little) field of lavender in Bad Mergentheim's spa gardens is a gift from our friends at Digne-les-Bains.
Whereas the two Japanese cherry trees two hundert meters away from the lavender was a gift from our friends from Fuefuki-shi. (--> Sakura, cherry blossom).
Although Germany is not known for fields of lavender, you can see that this beautiful little flower feels comfortable in our region, too.
Have a great summertime whereever you live, dear blog friends from all over the world!
I'm going to take a short summer break to collect new impressions & ideas (hopefully)!
Take care on you and your loved ones!
Uwe.
