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Lavandula x intermedia (Lavandin, Hybrid Lavender) is a sterile F1 hybrid between English lavender (L. angustifolia) and Portuguese/spike lavender (L. latifolia), combining the two parents' traits into a larger, more vigorous plant with a notably higher camphor content in its fragrance. Because the cross is sterile and doesn't set viable seed, every lavandin plant is propagated from cuttings. It's the lavender most associated with the great purple fields of Provence and with commercial lavender essential oil, prized for its long, strong flower stems that are excellent for cutting and drying.
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