eau du jardin des plantes

In the oldest botanical garden in France, rosemary, thyme and oregano mingle with the fragrances centuries-old trees, rare species and an infinity of flowers whose discovery amazes the visitor a little more each day.

The Water of the Jardin des Plantes de Montpellier echoes this place in heart of the city, where walkers under the watchful eye of great naturalists sculpted in stone, are taken on a singular olfactory journey punctuated by solar bouquets with iodized scents.
This Water was created with and for the Jardin des Plantes, with the collective of gardeners in order to translate into smell, in its environment, Salvia rosmarinus enthroned in its garden of simple plants (herbularius, name given to medicinal plants in the Middle Ages).
This water comes from write into the history of Montpellier, its university and its faculties, that of doctors, apothecaries and dynasties of perfumers, suppliers to all the greatest courts in Europe. A tribute to all these renowned scientists who have worked with passion to make this garden known throughout the world and to make it a remarkable educational tool for medicine and botany.