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SANTOLIN
Scientific name
Santolina chamaecyparissus
Description
Small yellow globes punctuate the gray leaves, like candles lit in a summer twilight. Santolina doesn't invade, it doesn't call: it keeps watch. It's the plant of margins, of orderly borders, of gardens that breathe in slowness.
Olfactory Path
Balsamic, warm, with an almost resinous note.
A fragrance that doesn't immediately offer itself: it demands attention, and then lingers.
Curiosity
It was once called the house-guard herb: it was believed to keep insects away and bring protection to those who lived within its walls.
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