By Cazoo1
Worcestershire,
United Kingdom 
Good Afternoon....Help again please. I have a shrub growing in a small herb garden,which I think is Rosemary, and I have on occasions put a sprig into Lamb joints,but my neighbour is adamant its Lavender. Is there a sure fire way of distinguishing the two. I cannot tell by smell alone as they both smell very similar.
18 Jul, 2013
Answers
That is definitely Lavender, the flower spikes are too big for Rosemary, Rosemary flowers are 2 lipped, and are produced on short, few flowered, axillary whorls, Derek.
18 Jul, 2013
Well you certainly seem adamant too so I will bow to your knowledge,it did us no harm when I used it with Lamb,but I will now get a proper Rosemary. Thank you so much
18 Jul, 2013
You can use lavender in cooking too if you want to.
18 Jul, 2013
Though it is not usual to use lavender with lamb...
18 Jul, 2013
No - it must have made an interesting flavour. Its more usually used in dessert things, though I've never done it, have you?
18 Jul, 2013
No Stera. I was once given shortbread with lavender flowers in it and found it a very odd taste.
19 Jul, 2013
Thanks for all the interesting opinions at least I now know what it is and I will kiss and make up with my neighbour. Or I could take her a bunch of Lavender!!
19 Jul, 2013
Great idea. Yes MG, I'm not surprised.
19 Jul, 2013
It is DEFFINATELY a lavender
18 Jul, 2013