Absolute: Genet (Spanish Broom)
Production: Solvent extraction from very fresh flowers of spartium junceum.
Origin: France.
Use in Perfumery: Sweet fresh delicate floral and a hint of hay. Excellent for softening intense floral blends and warming citrus.
Safety: Normal Usage
Comment: Grown in southern France and Spain since the 16th C as a perfume ingredient. The flowers are similar in appearance to those of the sweet pea to which it is related. The Plantagenets named themselves after this plant (planta genet).