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the Garden

of the Noble

 There was a time when the essences of citrus fruits used to be picked up to produce perfumes. Those times are gone but the fragrances remain unchanged in the citrus orchard. 


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LEMON

​citrus limon

Lemons paint the garden with their vivid colors.


It is a fruit tree belonging to the plant family Rutacee, with scarcely-definde origins. The first evidence and representations date back to the 10th century A.D. in China, but also in Sicily, and even before in 700 A.D. in ancient Persia. Nowadays it is the most grown citrus in the world.

ORANGE TREE

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Together with lemons, they surround the estate, embracing it in the summer with

the fragrance of orange blossom.


It is a fruit tree belonging to the plant family Rutacee, well-known for the production of oranges, one of the most widespread fruits in the world. Its origin is very ancient and it is a hybrid  between clementine and pomelo, probably from East Asia. Traces of it date back to the ancient Greece and in Sicily, where it found its natural habitat.

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CERATO

plumbago

Plumbago, also known as light-blue jasmine, perfectly embraces the palace as a frame alla summer long, with its rich flowering.


It is a deciduous shrub from the family of Plumbaginaceae native to the tropical regions of Asia and America.

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PRICKLY PEAR

opuntia ficus-indica

Four plants of prickly pear enrich the garden with their fruits along the wooden balustrade.


It is a succulent plant belonging to the Cactacee family, has its origin in Central America but it is widespread in the whole the Mediterranean area and in mild-climate areas of America, Africa, Asia and Oceania.

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TECOMA STANS

bignonia stans

The Tecoma stans or bignonia stans, also known as yellow bignonia, is unique as it enlightens with its golden yellow color the shaded corner of the garden.


It is a perennial shrub from the plant family Bignoniacee, native to Central and Southern America. It is the official flower of U.S. Virgin Islands as well as the floral symbol of the Bahamas.