Gardenia Flower of China Oriental Mythos Incense Sticks by Flaires - 3 Pack

A Creamy Chinese Blossom in Gardenia Incense

This Gardenia incense by Flaires of Spain blends gardenia with jasmine. It is a floral scent tied to China and Asia.

Product Details

• Product Type: Incense sticks
• Product Number: F-068
• Pack: 3 packs of 16 sticks = 48 sticks
• Olfactory Family: Floral
• Notes: Gardenia, jasmine
• Made: Made in Spain by Flaires

A Long Chinese Tradition

Gardenia jasminoides has been grown in China for at least a thousand years. The earliest evidence dates to the Song dynasty.

The shrub is native to southern East Asia and mainland Southeast Asia. It grows in forest undergrowth along streams.

Journey to England

It reached the United Kingdom in 1744. A gardener named James Gordon first propagated it successfully in 1757.

The English called it Cape jasmine, from a mistaken belief that it came from the Cape of Good Hope.

The Fragrance

The white flowers are among the most strongly fragrant of all, a true Chinese flower fragrance. This gardenia jasmine scent stays creamy. Find more in our Museumize incense collection.

Burning and Care

Burn it in a ventilated room on a proper holder. Never leave burning incense unattended, and keep it away from children and pets.

Burn this Gardenia incense for a Chinese flower fragrance. It serves as Cape jasmine incense and a gardenia jasmine scent. Fans of Cape jasmine incense will enjoy it.

About the Mythos Collection

This scent belongs to the Mythos Collection, a series of ancient formulas drawn from history across many countries.

For More Reading from the Web

• Follow the Cape jasmine from China to English gardens. Gardenia jasminoides - Wikipedia
• Meet the fragrant genus of jasmine. Jasmine - Britannica