Its citrusy scent precedes it. Native to the Andes, verbena is a woody plant of the Verbenaceae family. It is widely used in cooking and infusions.

The ‘Queen of Flowers’ and originally from Turkey, the Damask rose has always been celebrated from China to Persia. A divine symbol, it can be combined with amber.

The ‘Queen of Flowers’ and originally from Turkey, the Damask rose has always been celebrated from China to Persia. A divine symbol, it can be combined with spearmint.

The spathes of its flower are a source of wonder, and are as fragile and delicate as silk paper. A perennial plant of the Iridaceae family, iris pallida is native to the Dalmatian coast.

The fruit comes in all colours - green, yellow, red and even black! Known since ancient times, it is called ‘pirum’ in Latin.

Its origin is uncertain, but it is probably the result of an ancient cross between two species of mint. Spearmint is a perennial plant known for its heady and subtle scent.

A symbol of immortality, its leaves remain green all year round. It was the symbol of Apollo in ancient times.

This citrus fruit originally from Kashmir belongs to the Rutaceae family. It appeared in Europe during the Muslim conquests in the Middle Ages.

‘Horn-shaped’, from the Sanskrit ‘singabera’. It is highly valued for its many culinary, medicinal and fragrant properties.

A beautiful, aromatic, leafy shrub that grows wild in the dry limestone hills of the Mediterranean basin, rosemary has been known since antiquity.

Popular with the English since the 19th century, tea leaves undergo enzymatic fermentation which transforms them into ‘black tea’.

The common fig tree emerged in France under Louis XIV. La Quintinie, his gardener, had 700 fig trees planted in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles.

Melons have been used to quench our thirst since the beginning of time. The melon is naturally full of water and sugar.

Slash-and-burn agriculture is an ancient practice that has accompanied humanity throughout its history. In antiquity, people would burn wood chips and resins to honour their Gods.

This ancient wood comes from a parasitic evergreen tree. Native to the Mysore region of India, its fragrant and medicinal properties have been known for 4,000 years.

Famous for its density and hardness, ebony is the name given to the heartwood produced by trees of the Ebenaceae family. 

A conifer of the Pinaceae family native to North Africa, cedar is an aromatic, durable and light wood.

Its name comes from the Arabic ‘yâsamîn’, itself borrowed from Persian. The sweet-smelling flower grows on an Indian shrub of the Oleaceae family.

A white flower that heralds warm days, orange blossom grows on the bitter orange tree. Known since Antiquity, it is a symbol of purity and beauty.

It is the most famous of the gardenias. A Polynesian plant of the Rubiaceae family, its flower, called tiare, is deliciously fragrant.

Its name comes from the Arabic ‘anbar’. Amber – fossilised conifer resin – comes in all shades from yellow to orange to dark brown.

Lavender grows wild in the south of France: highly fragrant, its flowers bloom in Summer and its perfume naturally evokes Provence.

It is sometimes called ‘May bells’ by virtue of the shape of its flowers. A single species exists on all continents in various forms.