The mimosa season has started, but its yellow pompoms are rare among florists.
The harvest promises to be very poor this year on the Côte d’Azur.
The repercussions could be felt even in the perfume industry.
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A catastrophic season for mimosa? Although the harvest period for this winter plant has begun, its yellow pompoms are rare on florists’ stalls. “I should have at least about four or five vases, and this year, yes, it’s true, I only have one”laments Émile Vitali, artisan florist in Pégomas (Alpes-Maritimes), in the TF1 20H report visible above.
As a single branch or in a bouquet, the gold of the Côte d’Azur has never lived up to its name so well. For a bouquet of several armfuls of mimosa and roses, this year it costs 65 euros. “Last year, it was worth 55 euros, and the difference is the mimosa”underlines Émile Vitali.
Bad weather conditions
Last year, at the same time, Thomas Trintignac’s mimosa farm was yellow as his plants had produced flowers. It looks very different this year. “All the trees should be today as we are on the right, so with more or less advanced flowering. And in fact, we end up with a large part of the farm which is as on the left, that is -say with all the stems completely peeled there is no longer a single grain that will flower on it.describes this mimosa producer in Pégomas. He had never seen such low production and estimates having lost 90% of his harvest due to poor weather conditions during the fall.
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The repercussions could be felt even in the perfume industry. In Grasse, a factory produces 60 kg of mimosa absolute each year, a highly fragrant concentrate used in perfumery. “It’s a flowery, honeyed, green product that is very popular with creators”explains Julien Maubert, director of the raw materials division within the Robertet Group.
“This small quantity harvested can have an impact on the offer that we could have from perfume houses, which we could supplement either by carry-over, or by foreign origins such as Morocco or India”he adds. Professionals now hope that later varieties that can flower until March will save the season.
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