No. While there are many Australian native plants with small purple flowers and similar foliage, there is no native species of lavender in Australia.
Answer 2. In recent decades Lavendar has enjoyed renewed popularity. It is now cultivated in Australia, Europe, Japan, New Zealand and North America. "Lavender is like wine," says Byron, a young horticulturist who tends 25 acres of lavender plants in Southeast Victoria Australia. "Oil produced from the same species will vary from region to region as it is infuenced by the soil and climate in which the lavendar grows." Unlike wine, oil is extracted not by crushing, but by steaming. Lavender from Byron's farm is used in soaps, creams, and candles. See Awake magazine article 7/8/04 on Jehovah's Witnesses official website. Very interesting and informative.
Yes. The grevillea is native to Australia.
The ornamental plant commonly found in Australian gardens, and known as a hibiscus, is not native to Australia. However, there is a native hibiscus which is a medium sized shrub with mauve flowers.
The herb is a Mediterranean native. The herb thrives in full sun and poor soil.
Lavender(Lavendula) is an aromatic shrub.
Yes; the mallee fowl is native to Australia - hence its name. Mallee is an Australian plant, tough and woody.
The purpose of using the lavender plant is to make a salad dressing or as a dandruff shampoo.
I think you may have mis-spelled the word. Could you be meaning Eriostemon, which is an Australian native plant? If so, the common name for Eriostemon is 'Wax Flower'.
Honeyeaters particularly enjoy callistemon (bottlebrush) and grevilleas.
Yes, Lavender oil is extracted from the Lavendula (Lavender) plant and is a natural essence
The red and green kangaroo paw is a native Australian plant. It does not move.
A grevillea is a native Australian plant in the protea family Proteaceae. Its blooms have long, curled, spidery petals.
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