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Eau de Parfum
The ninth fragrance from Stockholm based perfumery Stora Skuggan, Monkeyflower is a green floral scent, centered around dewy spring flowers and sunscreen.
The Musk Monkeyflower was imported to EU from the US west coast and became 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. US Botanists reported that the wild flowers had also lost their fragrance. This puzzling mystery was a popular topic among biology conspiracy theorists for a time, 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.
NOTES
Sunscreen
Tussilago farfara
Buttercup
Fig
Chamomile
Goldenberry
Musk
Hay
NOSE — Olle Hemmendorff
Sweden, 2025
Eau de Parfum
The ninth fragrance from Stockholm based perfumery Stora Skuggan, Monkeyflower is a green floral scent, centered around dewy spring flowers and sunscreen.
The Musk Monkeyflower was imported to EU from the US west coast and became 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. US Botanists reported that the wild flowers had also lost their fragrance. This puzzling mystery was a popular topic among biology conspiracy theorists for a time, 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.
NOTES
Sunscreen
Tussilago farfara
Buttercup
Fig
Chamomile
Goldenberry
Musk
Hay
NOSE — Olle Hemmendorff
Sweden, 2025
