Lavender is a genus of 39 species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae.
It 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, south west Asia to south east India. Many members of
the genus are cultivated extensively in temperate climates as ornamental
plants for garden and landscape use, and also commercially for the
extraction of essential oils.
From the beloved fragrance to the
beautiful purple colour of the flowering plant, lavender fields are a
popular destination for photographers. The vast purple fields can make
for some stunning landscapes and a quick search on Flickr for ‘lavender fields‘ brings up nearly 17,000 results. Below is a small selection of beautiful photos taken by photographers on Flickr.
The
images were embedded using Flickr’s share button. If you are one of the
photographers below and do not want your image used, please leave a
comment or send a note to submit@twistedsifter.com and it will be
removed. Now imagine the smell of lavender as you peruse the gallery!
1. Provence, France
Photograph by Keeboon Tan on Flickr
2. Banstead, Surrey, UK
Photograph by mazu_92 on Flickr
3. Castle Farm – Shoreham, Kent, UK
Photograph by Timothy Sanders (tigertim1950 on Flickr)
4. Mt. Shasta Lavender Farms – Montague, California
Photograph by Keith Farley (Farpho on Flickr)
5. Snowshill – Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England
Photograph by Jim Hellier on FLickr
6. Lavender Valley Fields – Oak Grove, Oregon
Photograph by Gregory Pepion (Greg-0 on Flickr)
7. Castle Farm – Shoreham, Kent
Photograph by John King on Flickr
8. Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Photograph by Helen Flynn on Flickr
9. Mayfield Lavender Field – Banstead, Surrey, UK
Photograph by Maureen Barlin (Mabacam on Flickr)
10. Lavender Field Near Mount Shasta, California
Photograph by Ed Matthews on Flickr
11. Castle Farm – Shoreham, Kent, UK
Photograph by kentishmayde on Flickr
12. Lavender Field – Kent, UK
Photograph by Rob James (evil_giraffes_rule)
13. Lavender Field – Kent, UK
Photograph by Liz Fewings on Flickr
14. Lavender Fields – Provence, France
Photograph by Derrick (afderrick on Flickr)
15. Plateau de Valensole – Provence, France
Photograph by Tonio Di Stefano on Flickr
source : http://twistedsifter.com/2012/08/stunning-photos-of-lavender-fields-around-the-world/
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