A flower that every culture has tried to contain and instead, it gets louder. In the third episode of Flowerotica, we're following tuberose. Commonly mistaken for jasmine, but this one doesn't seduce so lightly. Banned from Victorian bedrooms, named after courtesans, and bottled as an unrequited declaration of love. Some flowers take you apart at the seams.

Executive Producer, Writer & Host: Nina Ozier

Co-host and Episode Cover Artist: Jake Kaplan

Audio Producer & Sound Mixer: Elliot Terzian

Theme Music: Paul Oliphant

Episode References:

1. Wikipedia: Polianthes tuberosa entry (pronunciation exchange, Raffalovich/Wilde detail)
2. Wikipedia: Marc-André Raffalovich entry
3. Wikipedia: Germaine Cellier entry
4. Wikipedia: Fracas (perfume) entry
5. Wikipedia: Edwige Feuillère entry
6. AbeBooks / Peter Harrington listing for Tuberose and Meadowsweet first edition (Wilde's review quote, Uranian poetry context)
7. UT Austin Ransom Center blog (Wilde/Raffalovich acquaintance timeline, Pall Mall Gazette review date: March 27, 1885)
8. Cambridge University Press / New Blackfriars journal: "Uranisme et Unisexualité" (Raffalovich biography, Wilde/Raffalovich relationship souring)
9. Fragrantica: "Germaine Cellier: Innovator and Iconoclast" (Cellier biography, Fracas dedication, Bandit context)
10. Fragrantica: "Germaine Cellier: Genius and Witch" (Feuillère crush detail, vintage Fracas description)
11. Kafkaesque blog: "Perfume Review — Robert Piguet Fracas: The History & The Legend" (Cellier biography, Roja Dove quote, ingredient list)
12. Into The Gloss: "History Lesson: The Scent of Fracas" (Cellier eccentricities, Feuillère nude scene, naming of Fracas)
13. AllMovie: Edwige Feuillère biography
14. Our Classic Past blog: Edwige Feuillère entry
15. Silver Scenes blog: Edwige Feuillère entry
16. Xochiquetzal mythology details (Wikipedia and supporting sources on Aztec mythology)