LAVANDULA X. INTERMEDIA ‘SUPER’ – ‘’BREATHE EASY’
Super is one of those cultivars with an identity crisis. There are as many as 3 cultivars assuming the name in the Australasian region (McNaughton 2000). The cultivar we name ‘Super’ at Snowy River Lavender is a large upright bush of summer abundance, in full flower about 1.2m round. A truly impressive visual bounty of pale violet spikes 7 – 10 cm long.
ESSENTIAL OIL
Aromatically the lavandin Super is a linalool chemotype (28-35%) and has the highest ratio of camphor and 1, 8 cineole, of all the lavandins we grow (together they can be as high as 30% of the oil). These compounds give our Super essential oil a fresh green effervescent aromatic front note, reminiscent of the Australian bush in which our farm is situated. There is also a refined sweetness to this oil we attribute to the significant amounts of the spicy floral ocimene compounds (5-7%) and some interesting citrus and rose leaf tones ( probably limonene and farsenene). Together these fragrant notes make up the sweet lasting finish of this oil. Super is a good essential oil to choose if you would like the benefits of camphor and 1, 8 cineole in a very aromatically attractive oil.
HYDROSOL
The hydrosol derived from the L. x Super cultivar has a sweet herbaceous honey aroma with hints of eucalyptus thanks to the cineole content typical of most L. x intermedia hydrosols. As with all our lavandinhydrosols Super comes off the still with a pH level well below 4.5.
