Re: lavender Q

On 10 Apr 2005 at 11:23, Richard La Rose Boudreaux wrote:

> One of the best sources of lavender that I know of is Pépinière
> Filippi which is located on the coast of France near Mèze.  I don't
> think he has a website but his e-mail address is
> olivier.filippi@wanadoo.fr. He has 73 different lavenders and lots of
> other Med climate plants listed in his 128 page catalogue.  Tel.
> 04-67-43-88-69. He's also a member of the MGS.
> 
> Richard La Rose

 Richard

Yes, a superb catalogue, and this has reminded me to send for the 
latest version.  I would thoroughly recommend Olivier Filippi's 
catalogues to the group as a good read (beautifully illustrated) on 
lavenders, not to mention all the other plants.  But I expect his nursery 
is already very well known both to those fortunate enough to live within 
travelling distance and those further afield.  

I have another lavender question.  I recently posted the Lavandula line 
with a request for common names for lavender in different countries 
where it grows wild.  The Upson & Andrews monograph on Lavandula 
includes common names where known but I'm interested in adding to 
this stock.  Spain and Portugal provide rich pickings, not surprising 
when we consider that Spain alone has 25 native species and 
subspecies of Lavandula, not counting some rare hybrids. ( I include 
the Canaries, where there are 5 endemic species).  I hadn't thought of 
it quite in this way before, but am sorting out a talk for a Spanish 
audience and it has made me look more closely.  

I'd be glad to hear from anyone off line if this is felt to be too much of a 
specialist area. 

Joan
Editor, The Lavender Bag
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