With reference to the Lavender consider the following statements 1 It is a genus of 47 known species...........

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With reference to the Lavender, consider the following statements:

1. It is a genus of 47 known species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae.

2. The flowers may be blue, violet or lilac in the wild species, occasionally blackish purple or yellowish.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Only 1

Only 2

Both 1 and 2

None of these

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated India’s ‘First Lavender Festival' in Bhaderwah.

Lavender

Lavandula (common name lavender) is a genus of 47 known species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae.
The flowers may be blue, violet or lilac in the wild species, occasionally blackish purple or yellowish. Lavender has been used over centuries in traditional medicine and cosmetics.
CSIR-AROMA Mission, under the Ministry of Science & Technology aims to develop and disseminate the aroma-related science and technology to reach the end user/clients of CSIR: Farmers, industry and society.

Hence both statements are correct.