Lavender fields and trees. In the valley of the Drome, the Alps meet Provence. Here, too, lavandin is grown for the industry. Lavandin is a hybrid lavender from a cross between the spike lavender (Lavandula latifolia) and the true lavender (Lavandula angustifolia). Lavandin is more productive and therefore gradually displaces the true lavender from cultivation

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Location: D 538, Die, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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