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Catherine Cartwright-Jones © 2004 Henna is
Lawsonia Inermis, family Lythraceae
 Henna flowers in a cluster, similar to lilac blossoms. The flowers are intensely fragrant.     Henna flowers can be white, pink, yellow and red The Lawsonia variant rubra has rose-pink colored flowers, and the variant miniata has reddish flowers 
Single henna flower, side view
Henna
Blossoms are so fragrant, they've
been
used in perfumes since 1500 BCE. They were the Prophet Mohammed's
favorite scent. Henna flower attars are called Gulhina Attar and are produced
commercially in Uttar Pradesh, India.   The fertilized henna flower drops its petals and grows the henna fruit, full of seeds. Click HERE to investigate Henna Flower Perfumes For more
information on cultivating and using fresh henna, see:
Henna
in the Bible
The Henna Plant Closeup Henna Flowers Commercial Henna Growing Germinating Henna Seeds Growing Henna in the House Henna Farming in India Henna Farming in Pakistan Lawsone Milling Henna Leaves Use Fresh Henna Leaves Return to the Index of Henna: Lawsonia Inermis References: Abid & Company (Pvt) Ltd. Lahore, Pakistan: Jamila Henna Bakshi, G Flora of the Murshidabad District, West Gengal Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur, India, 1984 Hepper, N., and Friis, I. Field, H. Body Marking in Southwestern Asia Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, 1958 Hepper, N., and Friis, I. The Plants of Pehr Forsskal's "Flora Ageyptiaco-Arabica" Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in association with the Botanical Museum, Copenhagen In the Temple of Solomon and the Tomb of Caiaphas Biblical Archaeology Society 1993 The Perfume Industry of Mycenaean Pylos Paul Astroms Forlag, Goteborg, 1985 Zecharia Douri Eshkol ha Kofer Israel Can't find
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