Lavender: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 14, 2026
Add new Web site: WebMD - Lavender - Uses, Side Effects, and More. Aug 12, 2026
Add new Web site: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach - Yard and Garden - Growing Lavender in Iowa. Jul 03, 2026
Add new Web site: UtahState University - Yard and Garden Extension - How to Grow English Lavender in Your Garden. Feb 28, 2026
Add new Web site: Cell Press - Heliyon - Aromatherapy for the brain: Lavender’s healing effect on epilepsy, depression, anxiety, migraine, and Alzheimer’s disease: A review article (PDF). Nov 14, 2025
Add new Web site: WebMD - Lavender - Uses, Side Effects, and More. Sep 25, 2025
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Plant Science - Impact of drought stress on biochemical and molecular responses in lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.): effects on essential oil composition and antibacterial activity. Aug 15, 2025
Add new Web site: University of California - Agriculture and Natural Resources - Lavender Production, Markets, and Agritourism (PDF). May 08, 2025
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - 6 Lavender Benefits and How To Use It. Feb 24, 2025
Add new Web site: University of Kentucky - Center for Crop Diversification - Lavender. Aug 17, 2024
Add new Web site: PlantVillage - Lavender. Apr 01, 2024
Add new Web site: Mount Sinai - Lavender. Feb 20, 2024
Add new Web site: NC State Extension - Lavender: History, Taxonomy, and Production. Dec 29, 2023
Add new Web site: The Spruce - How to Grow Lavender: Planting and Care. Oct 20, 2023
Add new Web site: Royal Horticultural Society - Lavender. Sep 07, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Lavender and the Nervous System. May 02, 2023
Add new Web site: American Botanical Council - Lavender. Feb 24, 2023
Added cross-references throughout. Jun 16, 2021
Expanded physical description and list of uses. Sep 11, 2015
Added video. Feb 03, 2015
Added new Web site: University of Maryland Medical Center - Lavender. May 08, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Home and Garden - Lavender. May 08, 2009
Added new Web site: Buzzle.com - Growing Lavender Plants. May 08, 2009
Added new Web site: Botanical.com - Lavenders. May 08, 2009
Added new Web site: The Herb Society - Lavender. May 08, 2009
Added new Web site: PlantBiology - Lavandula. May 08, 2009
Added new Web site: Purdue University - NewCROP - Lavender. May 08, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Lavender. Feb 01, 2009
Media added. Jan 16, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Health - Lavender. Aug 07, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Health - Lavender. Aug 06, 2008
Article revised and updated. Feb 15, 2008
Article revised. Aug 28, 2003
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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