Hortus

Flowers in profusion define Hortus, a 2025 fragrance by Paolo Terenzi for the Italian brand Giardino Benessere. Its name means garden, and the composition fills it with blossoms, backed by woods, citrus, spice and a herbal touch. It is shared and worn by anyone.

The opening is bright with Sicilian orange and lemon, joined by cardamom for a cool spice and lavender for an aromatic, herbal freshness. The heart is a long walk through blossoms: cherry blossom and peach blossom bring a soft, airy sweetness, jasmine a rich floral glow, osmanthus an apricot-like, leathery note, violet a powdery touch and lotus a watery calm. Plum adds ripe fruit. The base is a mix of woods, with sandalwood bringing creaminess, oak and birch a dry, slightly smoky character and oakmoss and fern a damp, forest-floor greenness, finished by musk.

It feels like spring in a botanical garden. It suits daytime, warmer months and anyone who loves complex, abundant florals.

Hortus — unisex fragrance by Giardino Benessere (released 2025). Notes: Apricot Blossom, Australian Sandalwood, Birch, Cardamom, Cherry Blossom, Chinese Jasmine, Ebony, Ebony Tree, Elm, Fern, Freesia, Italian Violet, Japanese Cherry Blossom, Jasmine, Lavender, Lemon, Lotus, Musk, Oak, Oakmoss, Orange, Osmanthus, Peach Blossom, Plum, Sandalwood, Siam, Sicilian Orange, Violet, Ylang Ylang, Ylang-Ylang. — Parfica open fragrance database