The variety of true lavender Voznesenskaya Aroma
The original plant of the true lavender variety Voznesenskaya Aroma was obtained by vegetative propagation of cuttings of a mutant shoot on the variety Voznesenskaya 34 discovered in 2008 characterized with increased length and altered form of inflorescence. As a result of vegetative propagation of cuttings, the breeding line L-188 was developed. According to the results of variety testing in 2016-2018, the variety Voznesenskaya Aroma exceeded on yield the standard variety Voznesenskaya 34 by 0.86 t per ha. The bush shape of the variety Voznesenskaya Aroma is semi-closed. The height of the bush is 72-81 cm. The diameter of the bush of a 5-6 year old plant is 70-80 cm. The number of inflorescences on the bush of the 6th year of vegetation is 800-950 pcs. The length of the inflorescences from the second lower whorl is 13-15 cm. The shape of the inflorescence is cylindrical. The number of whorls in the inflorescence is 8-10 pcs. The color of the corolla and calyx is purple. Seeds are dark brown, oval-elongated. In the south-submountane zone of the Krasnodar region, the inflorescence yield of the Voznesenskaya Aroma plants of 5-6<sup>th</sup> years of vegetation reaches 4.0 t per ha. The variety is characterized by increased winter hardiness, a high content of essential oil in inflorescences - up to 5.05%, and a high yiled of essential oil - up to 90 kg per ha. In 2019, the variety of true lavender Voznesenskaya Aroma was submitted to the State variety testing in the North Caucasus and Central Chernozem regions (5th and 6th zones) of the Russian Federation.