# Lavender, Spike

> Spike lavender, ethically farmed in Spain and steam-distilled from the flowering tops: the sharp, camphor-bright lavender, one parent of every lavandin, and no stand-in for the others.

Price: 17.00 USD · in stock

## About
Not every lavender is soft. Spike lavender is the bracing one, broad-leaved and sharp, its scent bright with camphor where true lavender is sweet. Every lavandin is a hybrid of spike lavender and true lavender, so in this bottle you meet one of the two parents on its own.It is steam-distilled in Spain from the flowering tops of ethically farmed Lavandula latifolia. Because its character is so different, it is not meant to stand in for other lavenders or lavandins: when a recipe calls for lavender, reach for a true lavender, and keep spike for the blends that ask for it by name.DetailsBotanical name: Lavandula latifoliaOrigin: Spain, ethically farmedMethod: steam-distilled from the flowering topsShelf life: about 2 to 3 years after openingHow to useDiffuse it on its own, or use it in blends that call for spike lavender by name. Do not substitute it for other lavenders or lavandins. Store it in the dark, refrigerated, and decant half-full bottles into smaller, full ones.Bring home the sharper parent of the lavender family.