Lavandin Cultivar Profile/ Abriallis

LAVANDULA X. INTERMEDIA ‘ABRIALLIS’ – A FRENCH ORIGINAL

The French lavandin Abrialis has been a significant essential oil plant since the 1930’s. At a commercial level it was surpassed in the 1970’s by the indomitable Grosso but is now gaining a following at a boutique level of production for those who are seeking a lavandin aroma with the significant levels of camphor and 1, 8 cineole which is present in this plant. Abriallis is a smaller lavandin, 70 – 80cm, in full flower.  Despite this smaller statue it bears abundant densely packed flower spikes and it yields oil at similar levels to our other larger lavandins.

ESSENTIAL OIL

Interestingly, Abrialis and Grosso are the only lavandins we distill which show consistently significant levels of the secondary lavender compounds of lavandulol and lavandulyl acetate (as high as 3%) their presence reinforce the distinctive lavender aroma and round out the spicy green vibe of camphor and cineole into a fresh green floral fragrance. Softening and giving lasting effect to this invigorating green floral aroma is the sweet but dry peppery tenacity of the ocimenes and ß – caryophyllene and the earthy borneol

HYDROSOL

The hydrosol derived from the L. x Abrialis cultivar has a peppery herbaceous aroma with a dry spicy honey finish on the skin. As with all our lavandin hydrosols Abriallis comes off the still with a pH level well below 4.5

TYPICAL PHYTOCHEMICAL PROFILE RANGE, L.X. ABRIALLIS 2005 – 2014

linalool 26.34 – 35.92 • linalyl acetate 14.56 – 23.17 • lavandulol 0.29 – 1.05 • lavandulyl acetate 1.24 -2.23 •limonene/ ß-phellandrene 0.86 – 1.37 • octen -3-ol 0.28 – 0.86 • 1,8- cineole 10.95 -12.26 • cis-ß-ocimene 3.20 – 3.92 • trans-ß-ocimene 2.99 – 5.47 • 3-octanone 0.08 – 0.48 • octen-3-yl acetate 0.64 – 0.95 • geranyl acetate 0.31 – 0.44 • neryl acetate 0.17 – 0.22 • camphor 8.42 -10.94• borneol 2.43 -2.70 • terpinen-4-ol 0.31 – 0.49 • α- terpineol 0.97- 1.21• ß – caryophyllene 1.42 – 2.52 • (E)-beta-farsenene 0.25 – 0.36 • α –santalene 0.52 • α –pinene 0.72 • ß – pinene 0.83 •myrcene 1.35 • camphene 0.71