‘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.

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

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

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

The phrase mira bella is Italian for ‘beautiful to behold’. The mirabelle plum is yellow in colour and sometimes has a thin waxy coating.

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

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

Discover Carrière Frères latest sustainable innovation: a groundbreaking refill for scented candles. Native to the eastern U.S., the acacia can live for over 300 years. This ancestral tree unveils a green coolness coupled with floral aspects.

Discover Carrière Frères latest sustainable innovation: a groundbreaking refill for scented candles. A perennial water plant, waterlily is a member of the Nymphaeaceae family gathering 35 species. Its vegetal fragrance is enriched by coloured, fruit-filled notes.

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.

An intense and exhilarating fragrance of great sensuality. Originally from Mexico, tuberose appeared in Europe from the year 1600.