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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.
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
citrus sinensis
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.
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.
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.
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.