Monkeyflower

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EAU DE PARFUM - 30ml
MONKEYFLOWER - “The spell that was now laid upon him was different: less keen and lofty was the delight, but deeper and nearer to mortal heart; marvelous and yet not strange.”

The Musk Monkeyflower (so renowned for its vibrant scent that it was simply referred to as The Common Musk) was imported to Europe from the American west coast, where the sun-yellow flowers, perched on fuzzy, sticky stalks, can be found in meadows or along old dirt roads. 

The Monkeyflower was a smash hit in Victorian England, thanks to its rich musk smell. Over nearly a century, it spread from the botanical aristocracy to London street hawkers and countryside cottage windows. But at the turn of the twentieth century, the flower suddenly lost its scent—not just in domesticated plants, but in wild specimens as well. Botanists in North America reported that the uncultivated flowers had also lost their fragrance.

This puzzling mystery was the hottest topic among biology conspiracy theorists for decades, but no explanation was ever found. Eventually, the subject faded into obscurity, along with the flower’s popularity as a houseplant. By then, the flowers had spread into the wild and can sometimes still be found living a quiet life in parts of Europe and New Zealand — perhaps just biding their time before returning to the olfactory stage.

“It appears that the loss of the scent of Monkeyflower was first noticed in Britain in 1909, when a well-known nurseryman asked: 'Is there such a thing now as a common Musk with the old Musk perfume?” - THE LOST FRAGRANCE OF MUSK, letter published in the journal Nature, 1934

DETAILS:
  - Top Notes: Tussilago, Sunscreen
  - Mid notes: Fig Buttercup, Chamomile Goldberry
  - Bottom notes: Musk, Hay

ABOUT STORA SKUGGAN: It happened many seasons ago. Of course to explain it you would have to be here. We had all been used to only the same smells, the same architecture. Until the monsoon came. 

At first we were weary. What did she want with us? But then we became dizzy. The allure became a way of living. Without it we were dust.

Made by hand in Stockholm