Note · Flowers
Centifolia rose
Rosa × centifolia
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Centifolia rose, or May rose, blooms for only a few weeks a year. Its absolute is honeyed, powdery and slightly green, softer and rounder than that of the Damask rose.
What it brings
A honeyed, soft and luminous rose.
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Material profile
- Family
- Flowers
- Nature
- Natural material
- Botanical name
- Rosa × centifolia
- Origin
- Grown in Grasse and Morocco; also called May rose.
- How it is obtained
- Volatile solvent extraction
- On Volute
- 17 fragrances
The fragrances that reveal it
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