Phil Savoie / European honey bee (Apis mellifera) in flight, feeding on Lavender (Lavandula sp). Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, July.

Phil Savoie / European honey bee (Apis mellifera) in flight, feeding on Lavender (Lavandula sp). Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, July.

Phil Savoie / European honey bee (Apis mellifera) in flight, feeding on Lavender (Lavandula sp). Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, July.

Phil Savoie / European honey bee (Apis mellifera) in flight, feeding on Lavender (Lavandula sp). Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, July.

Phil Savoie / European honey bee (Apis mellifera) in flight, feeding on Lavender (Lavandula sp). Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, July.

Phil Savoie / European honey bee (Apis mellifera) feeding on Lavender (Lavandula sp). Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, July.

Phil Savoie / European honey bee (Apis mellifera) in flight, feeding on Lavender (Lavandula sp). Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, July.

Jan Vermeer / Lavender (Lavandula sp) field flowering

Ernie Janes / Farmer checking Lavender (Lavandula sp.) crop, West Norfolk, UK, August 2013 (model release).

Ernie Janes / Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) in garden border, England, UK, July.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Lavender flowers in spring Dehesa, Extremadura, Spain, April

Hiroya Minakuchi / Lavender (Lavandula sp) herb crop in flower, Japan

Hiroya Minakuchi / Lavender (Lavandula sp) field in flower, Japan

D. Parer & E. Parer-Cook / Lavender being cut, northeastern Tasmania, Australia

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Aerial image of Espiritu Santo area with purple from flowering lavender in dehesa habitat, Salamanca Region, Castilla y Leon, Spain, May 2011

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Aerial image of Espiritu Santo area with purple from flowering lavender in dehesa habitat, Salamanca Region, Castilla y Leon, Spain, May 2011

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Iberian black pigs in Dehesa forest, Campanarios de Azaiba Reserve, Salamanca Region, Castilla y Leon, Spain

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Dehesa forest with Holm oak (Quercus ilex) in Salamanca Region, Castilla y Leon, Spain, May 2011

Nick Turner / Winston Churchill Memorial Garden, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK, July 2011.

Nick Turner / Two female walkers carrying young children beside Lavender fields, Snowshill Lavender Farm, Gloucestershire, UK, July 2008.

Dan Burton / Lavender (Lavandula) steam distillation tanks, for extracting oil from the plant. To produce one litre of oil you need 20 kilograms of lavender. South west France, August 2011.

Ernie Janes / Lavender (Lavendula sp) in flower, commercial crop, Norfolk, UK,

Bernard Castelein / Sea Lavender (Limonium vulgare) growing on shingle, Cote d'Opale, France, July.

Aflo / N-19003 Field of Lavender in flower {Lavandula sp}, Hokkaido, Japan.

Stephen Dalton / Rose garden, Borde Hill, Sussex, UK, June 2003

Juan Carlos Munoz / Wild Lavender {Lavandula sp} flowering on rocky ground, Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain, March 2008

Rob Tilley / Lavender flowers {Lavandula sp} Washington, USA

Philippe Clement / Common Lavender / True lavender / English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) in flower, Provence, France

Philippe Clement / Row of cultivated Lavender (Lavendula sp) in flower, Provence, France. June 2008.

Philippe Clement / Common Lavender / True lavender / English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) in flower, Provence, France

Philippe Clement / Rows of cultivated Lavender in field (Lavendula sp) in Provence, France. June 2008.

Philippe Clement / Row of cultivated Lavender in field (Lavendula sp) in Provence, France. June 2008.

Philippe Clement / Common poppies (Papaver rhoeas) flowering in row of cultivated Lavender in field (Lavendula sp)Provence, France. June 2008.

Philippe Clement / Rows of cultivated Lavender in field (Lavendula sp) and farm in Provence, France. June 2008.

Silvia Reiche / Chapman's Blue (Agrodiaetus thersites) butterfly on lavender flower, Netherlands

Silvia Reiche / Chapman's Blue (Agrodiaetus thersites) butterfly pair, Netherlands

Nick Turner / Lavender growing between old gravestones in Burford churchyard, Burford, Oxfordshire, UK

Adrian Davies / Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia 'Folgate') field in Surrey, England, UK, 2007

Adrian Davies / Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia 'Folgate') field in Surrey, England, UK, 2007

Nick Turner / Field of cultivated Lavender (Lavendula sp) in flower, The Cotswolds, England

Nick Turner / Cultivated Lavender (Lavandula sp) in flower, The Cotswolds, England

Nick Turner / Field of cultivated Lavender (Lavendula sp) in flower, The Cotswolds, England

Nick Turner / White Lavender in flower (Lavandula angustifolia Alba), The Cotswolds, England

Nick Turner / Field of cultivated Lavender (Lavendula sp) in flower, The Cotswolds, England

Nick Turner / Cultivated Lavender (Lavendula sp) in flower, The Cotswolds, England

Nick Turner / Field of cultivated Lavender (Lavendula sp) in flower, The Cotswolds, England

Nick Turner / White Lavender in flower (Lavandula angustifolia Alba) The Cotswolds, England

Nick Turner / Field of cultivated Lavender (Lavendula sp) in flower, The Cotswolds, England

Nick Turner / Cultivated Lavender (Lavendula sp) in flower, The Cotswold, England

Nick Turner / Field of cultivated Lavender (Lavendula sp) in flower, The Cotswolds, England

David Noton / Lavender Field, nr Bagnon, The Vaucluse, Provence, France

David Noton / Lavender Field, nr Bagnon, The Vaucluse, Provence, France

David Noton / Lavender hidcote (Lavandula angustifolia) in a Dorset garden, England, UK

David Noton / Woman watering in garden, Dorset, England, UK

Jason Smalley / Lavender {Lavandula angustifolia} growing against a background of yellow, UK

Tui De Roy / Norwegian fjord, small farming community along narrow coastal waterway, Seven Sisters mountain range of glacier sculpted granite, Norway

Jean E. Roche / Lavender field in the Baronnies, France

Jean E. Roche / French lavender field in flower (Lavandula angustifolia) Baronnies, south-west France, Europe

David Noton / Panoramic view of Lavender field and hilltop village of Beynac, Provence, France

Nigel Cattlin / Cuckoo spit from Green / Meadow froghopper, (Philaneus spumarius) on lavender stems, Berkshire, June

David Fleetham / Lavender surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigrofuscus), Hawaii.

Kevin Schafer / Fuzzy-horned Bumblebee (Bombus mixtus) on lavender, Seattle, Washington

Agustin Esmoris / Chalk-browed Mockingbird (Mimus saturninus) on Lavender (Lavandula sp) bush, Argentina

Hiroya Minakuchi / Lavender (Lavandula sp) herb crop in flower, Hokkaido, Japan

Hiroya Minakuchi / Lavender (Lavandula sp) field and windbreak trees, Japan

Roberto Rinaldi / Restaurant boat "Sotto Vento", Jesolo, Italy.

Pascal Tordeux / Common Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia). Queyras, France, August.

Guy Edwardes / Lavender (Lavandula sp.) fields, Simiane la Rotonde, Provence, France, July 2023.

Guy Edwardes / Lavender (Lavandula sp.) fields at sunset, Simiane la Rotonde, Provence, France, July 2023.

Guy Edwardes / Antlion (Palpares libelluloides) imago clinging to Lavender (Lavandula sp.) flower in lavender field, near Bratsigovo, Bulgaria. June.

Dave Watts / Scarce swallowtail butterfly (Iphiclides podalirius) nectaring on Lavender (Lavandula sp.), Caroux Espinouse Natural Reserve, France. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Heath bee fly (Bombylius minor) nectaring on Lavender (Lavandula sp.) Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. June.

Guy Edwardes / Stone barn in Lavender (Lavandula sp.) field, Plateau de Valensole, Provence, France. July.

Guy Edwardes / Lavender (Lavandula sp.) field under a stormy sky at sunset, Plateau de Valensole, Provence, France. July.

Guy Edwardes / Lavender (Lavandula sp.) field in flower with the village of Banon in background at sunset, Alpes-de-haute-Provence, France. July, 2022.

Guy Edwardes / Lavender (Lavandula sp.) fields in flower with two stone bories / shepherd huts in background, near Sault, Provence, France. July.

Guy Edwardes / Lavender (Lavandula sp.) field in flower with farmhouse in background, near Sault, Provence, France. July.

Guy Edwardes / Two dry-stone bories / ancient shepherd huts in Lavender (Lavandula sp.) fields, near Sault, Provence, France. July.

Guy Edwardes / Lavender (Lavandula sp.) field in flower, near Valensole, Plateau, Provence, France. July.

Guy Edwardes / Harvester and tractor harvesting Lavender (Lavandula sp.) crop, Plateau de Valensole, Provence, France. July, 2022.

Dave Watts / Scarce swallowtail butterfly (Iphiclides podalirius) feeding on Lavender (Lavandula sp.), Caroux Espinouse Natural Reserve, France. June.

Dave Watts / Cleopatra butterfly (Gonepteryx cleopatra) feeding on Lavender (Lavandula sp.), Caroux Espinouse Natural Reserve, France. June.

Guy Edwardes / Scarce swallowtail butterfly (Iphiclides podalirius) in flight over Lavender (Lavandula sp.), Provence, France. July.

Guy Edwardes / Scarce swallowtail butterfly (Iphiclides podalirius) in flight over Lavender (Lavandula sp.), Provence, France. July.

Guy Edwardes / Knapweed fritillary butterfly (Melitaea phoebe) feeding on Lavender (Lavandula sp.), Bratsigovo, Bulgaria. June.

Denis-Huot / Lavender (Lavandula) field in flower. Alpes de Haute Provence, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. June.

Denis-Huot / Lavender (Lavandula) field in flower. Alpes de Haute Provence, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth (Hemaris fuciformis) resting on Lavender (Lavandula sp.), nr Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. July.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth (Hemaris fuciformis) resting on Lavender (Lavandula sp.), nr Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. July.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) male, in flight around Lavender (Lavandula sp.) flowers, Umbris, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Assassin bug (Rhinocoris iracundus) resting on tip of Lavender (Lavandula sp.) flower ,Umbria, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) female, on Lavender (Lavandula sp.), Orvieto, Umbria. Italy. July.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Queen of Spain fritillary butterfly (Isoria lathonia) female, nectaring on Lavender (Lavandula sp.) flowers, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. July.

Roland Seitre / Adult European hornet (Vespa crabro) feeding on Lavender flowers (Lavandula angustifolia), near Tour, Central France.

Roland Seitre / Adult European hornet (Vespa crabro) feeding on Lavender flower (Lavandula angustifolia), near Tour, Central France.

David Tipling / Small white butterfly (Pieris rapae) flying around Lavender in a garden, Norfolk, England, UK. August.