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Lavender Field Under Threat Art Print
by Meriel Lland
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Lavender Field Under Threat art print by Meriel Lland. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Lavandula angustifolia. Provence lavender field at point of harvest. In the distance the crop has been cut. There are around 30 types of lavender,... more
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Lavandula angustifolia. Provence lavender field at point of harvest. In the distance the crop has been cut. There are around 30 types of lavender, producing flowers of varying colours. The most widely grown is lavandin, a hybrid. In 2013 France has 1,700 lavender producers working 16,000 hectares of lavandin, along with another 4,000 hectares of strictly controlled 'pure' lavender. The lavender industry sustains an estimated 10,000 jobs. Between 2007 and 2010, production of lavandin, used in soaps, perfumes, insect repellents, essential oils and herbes de Provence has halved.The cause is a mini cicada called a cicadelle which has proliferated because of hotter summers, blamed on global warming. The cicadelle lays its eggs several centimetres below the plants. The young insects feed on the roots and the adult insects feed on the plants, both transmitting what scientists know as the stolbur phytoplasma. This significantly reduces the productivity and lifespan of the plants. This has...
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