H. A. N. W. E. everyone!

It's a lovely plant and in that light it is more than lovely. Gorgeous.

Thank you!
I fell in love with them straight away, Jean.
I had thought that I loved the lavender fields of Provence more than almost anyhing. But these wild lavender plants in the mountains of central Spain pushed them into second place!

Superbement captée et rendue ...!
Bon weekend.

Many thanks, Malik!

a feast of colours

Gorgeous capture! HANWE! Stay well!

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Precious!

I LOVE IT !

Have a great weekend, Andy!

Lavender whatever the type is known for its calming properties.

Different but with an intense smell too. A festive and cheerful image. Warm greetings, Anton

Like the rbight and vivid colours Andy.

Exquisite color, Andy !! H.A.N.W.E.!!!!

Phantastisch! Das mit den Blättern finde ich faszinierend.

Merci pour cette découverte!

Happy weekend to you too Andy!
Love your very nice flower card.

Greetz, Christien.

Love this, Andy , what lovely color..one of my favorites. enjoy your weekend,,,,Sarah

Stay well!

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Such a lovely colour combination Andy. Very nicely taken! H A N W E yourself :-)

Beautiful compo. Have a nice sunday!

Very beautiful work!

HFF. Superbe. Nicole.

HANWE Andy

Thank you, Henning!

Lavandula stoechas subsp. stoechas ssp. luisieri
Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Lavandula > L. stoechas (comparar)
cabeçuda, rosmaninho, arçã in Portugal
I think it is the same one!
Enjoy your Sunday

It is! Commonly known as cantueso, a word which also seemingly appies to the countryside where it appears, but I can't find corroboration of this. I was told this on one of my first walls here when I got talking (in Spanglish) to another walker talking photos.
I added the Wiki link to José Manuel's comment below.

I agree with Isabel. This is Lavandula stoechas, and I bet the perfume is fantastic when this lavender is in flower .

It is the same, Amelia.
I keep seeing 'stoechas' in all the technical references.
Talking about aroma. Yes it is fab!! but only up to about midday. After that, the very powerful jara / cistus smell takes over and all else is obliterated!!
I added the Wiki link to José Manuel's comment below.
Many thanks!

Había leído de ellas, pero no las conocía. Incluso Miguel Delibes las cita en una novela:
"Granito, jara y montaña rodean este pueblo de adobe y pizarra aletargado bajo la nieve durante todo el invierno y que se desparrama en labores como el CANTUESO cuando llegan las primeras templanzas de la primavera"

Thank you, José Manuel! I think the word means more than just the plant. I will look it up!
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavandula_stoechas
Everything one might wish to know, including common names.
My comment about DNA profiling proving it to be a different species to Provençale lavender seems misplaced. I was quoting from a guide book to the Sistema Central (the only one in English that I know of), which is very good if a little dated now (1996), so DNA profiling was in its infancy which may account for the misinformation!

Great colours and presentation, Andy.

Thank you, George!

Belles lavandes ! sont-elles aussi odorantes ?

Yes, Josiane but please see my reply to Amelia, above.

Beautiful!
Hope you had a good weekend. It has been very hot here!

Bonne nouvelle semaine Andy et toujours prudent !*************

This is a great photo of this very attractive flower. I gather it's growing wild, which makes it even better. The insects would love to find these in the countryside.