⊛ learn · lesson 7

notes that fool you

a buried stem, a whale, a wounded tree

the iris is underground.

natural iris material comes from the rhizome, an underground stem often called orris root. it is washed, dried for months and left to age; the powdery smell forms slowly during that time.

oud starts with stress.

a healthy aquilaria tree has no oud. the fragrant wood forms when the tree is injured or stressed, often by a wound and fungi.