Wild Lavender / Stoechas Lavender

Scientific name
Lavandula stoechas
Regions
  • Mogods (Sejnane)
  • Kroumirie (Tabarka, Ain Draham)
Flowering month
  • April
  • Mai
  • June
Wild Lavender / Stoechas Lavender

Wild plant of the acidic maquis of Northwestern Tunisia, with purple floral spikes topped with tufts.

الخزامى البرية

Khzama

Lamiaceae

Subshrub

Spring

Wild Lavender Honey (often included in mountain honey)

Color

Light amber yellow

Taste

Sweet, very floral, slightly woody with a fruity touch

Nectar

Excellent

Pollen

Good

Main Role

nectar

Roles

  • nectar
  • pollen

Seasonal Utility

Spring development

Biological Utility

Very sweet nectar energizing queen's egg-laying and hive wax production in spring.

Pollen Color

Golden yellow

Mountain Honey / Wildflower
MaiJuneJuly

Mountain Honey / Wildflower

Polyfloral (flore sauvage spontanée)

  • Kroumirie (Ain Draham, Tabarka)
  • Mogods (Sejnane)
  • Nord-Ouest forestier

A complex wildflower honey from the great biodiversity of high-altitude meadows and forest areas.