Aromatic plants

Lime tree is dedicated to Venus, goddess of love and fertility, maybe because its leaves have the shape of a heart. Lime tree flowers are famous for their calming, soothing, antispasmodic and slimming properties. The Baronnies region produces 75% of France's lime-tree flowers, that is 50 metric tons per year. The traditional and family harvest occurs from mid-June to mid-July and offers a nice sight with its great ladders put up against the trees. One tree produces 10 kg of dry flowers for 10 to...

The Lavandula kind counts around 30 species. 3 of which grow naturally in France: fine lavender (the real one), lavandine and spike lavender.  In spring, a tiny spike grows on each stem. It will get bigger as the days go by and will hold more and more flowers until summer arrives and all the colours appear. Blooming occurs from early June to the end of August, depending on altitude and climate. The AOC "huile essentielle de lavande de Haute Provence" was established in 1981. This label cont...

Enjoy aromatic and medicinal plants and their perfumes and fragrances anywhere in Drôme Provençale. Our local productions are lavender and lime tree but as you discover the region you will smell thyme, rosemary, savory, oregano, sage, mint…