Which Hermès fragrance, launched in 2005, was created by perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena and inspired by Egypt?

Un Jardin sur le Nil is the Hermès fragrance launched in 2005 by perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena and inspired by Egypt.

The fragrance was developed after a request connected with the Nile and its gardens. Ellena created a composition intended to evoke a lush riverside landscape rather than reproduce a conventional single-flower perfume. Its notes are commonly associated with green mango, lotus, citrus, and aromatic freshness.

The title means “A Garden on the Nile,” identifying both the setting and the fragrance’s garden theme. It is part of Hermès’s “Jardin” series, which explores imagined or poetic gardens in different locations.

It is often confused with Un Jardin en Méditerranée, the first fragrance in the series, which was also created by Ellena but draws on Mediterranean imagery rather than the Nile.