“Bizzarria”, chimera, legend and love spell
Introduced in the citrus fruit collection of the Medici Gardens, it comes from the
countryside of Pietrasanta (Lu).
Cedrato di Firenze is the most fragrant and sweet of all lemons
“For its grateful smell superior to all the others”
The “Bizzarria”, or to be exact the Citrus Aurantium “Bizzarria” is a so-called
grafting chimera, a rarity, a unique and very particular citrus fruit which, despite
having the characteristics of bitter orange, appears, simultaneously in the same
fruit, as three different species of citrus fruits: bitter orange, lemon and cedar.
Every year the Bizzarria bears fruit that is always different, lumpy and yellow,
orange or green in color.
A scent that of cedar, which smacks of legend, which tells old stories and refers
to ancient spells and new loves.
Mythology tells that the young fishermen of the Mediterranean, to express their
gratitude, offered to the Sirens who had assisted them, a basket of cedars.
A legend reveals that cedar is the perfume of purification, whose aroma
transmits love.
It seems it was enough to sprinkle a few drops of its fragrance on the palm of your
hand and rub it lightly on the hand of your loved one, to ignite a real “love
spell”.
CEDRATO DI FIRENZE has a sweetly citrusy, harmonious, lively and pleasant
scent, its enveloping smell frees the joy of living and fights stress.
In the East it was used to flavor drawers and perfume underwear.
Olfactory family: Fruity, Citrusy, Musk
Head Notes: Orange, Pineapple, Litsea Cubeba, Mint, Lemon, Grapefruit.
Heart Notes: Cedar, Jasmine, Peach, Lemongrass, Strawberry, Papaya.
Base Notes: White Musk, Cedarwood, Coconut, Almond