We would like to introduce you to the plants we collect in the wild Cretan nature, and the essential oils we distill from them. Each of those is portrayed in great detail as well, should you like to explore more..

Common name	Botanical name/family	plantpart	Origin	Portrait	Essential Oil
Myrtle	Myrtus communis, Myrtaceae	leaves, collected when the plant is in bloom or bearing fruits	wildcrafted by hand,Elos, western Crete	Myrtle portrait
Wild Carrot seeds,Queen Anne's lace	Daucus carota ssp. maximus, Umbelliferae	ripe fruits/seeds, collected in July	wildcrafted by hand, Kydonias, Crete	Wild carrot seeds portrait
Cypress	Cupressus sempervirens var. horizontalis, Cupressaceae	leaves and cones, collected during the winter months	wildcrafted by hand, The white mountains,Sfakia  Crete	Cypress portrait
Thyme, conehead thyme	Thymus capitatus/ Coridothymus capitatus, Labiatae	flowering tops, collected early June	wildcrafted by hand, Amygdalokefali, west coast, Crete	Thyme portrait
Greek or Dalmatian sage, threelobed sage	Salvia triloba syn. fruticosa, Labiatae	new shoots and leaves, collected August til September	wildcrafted by hand Argyroupoli, Apokoronas, Crete	Sage portrait
Bay Laurel	Laurus nobilis, Lauraceae	leaves and branchlets, collected during fruitripening in september	wildcrafted by hand,Fres, Apokoronas, Crete	Bay Laurel portrait
Rosemary	Rosmarinus officinalis, Labiatae	flowering tops and leaves, collected when flowering	wildcrafted by hand, Modi, Kydonias, Crete	Rosemary portrait
Lentisk or Mastic	Pistacia lentiscus, Anacardiaceae	leaves, collected in Autumn	wildcrafted by hand, Modi Kydonias, Crete	Lentisk portrait
Eucalyptus, red river gum	Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Myrtaceae	leaves, collected early spring	wildcrafted by hand, Tavronitis area, Crete	Eucalyptus portrait
Chastetree, monkspepper	Vitex agnus castus, Verbenaceae, lately classified as belonging to the Labiatae family	ripe fruits/seeds, collected when ripe from September throughout October	wildcrafted by hand, Sfakia, Crete	Chastetree portrait
Greek Lavender	Lavandula stoechas, Labiatae	flowering tops, collected late April	wildcrafted by hand, Vatolakkos, Crete	Lavender portrait
Winter Savory	Satureja thymbra, Labiatae	flowering tops, collected in early June	wildcrafted by hand, Sfakia, Crete	Winter Savory portrait