Calycanthus

Calycanthus, the winter flower

During winter, small star-shaped flowers of Calycanthus blossom, filling the cold air with their sweet, intense and enchanting fragrance, bringing a fleeting joy that announces the not-too-distant spring. So here is Calycanthus, a ‘new flower’ with a charming scent: after the blossoming of its initial accord of neroli and bergamot, the scented notes of jasmine, peony and cyclamen harmoniously emerge.