LAUREL, also known as Bay Leaf, comes from the Bay Laurel tree, a flowering plant native to the Mediterranean region. Its leaves are stiff and leathery with a pungent taste and herbal, floral fragrance similar to thyme and oregano, and it is often used as a spice in cooking, whether whole, dried, or ground, to flavor soups, stews, and meat dishes. Just as Laurel can help balance out the other flavors in a dish, this gorgeous silk, made up of two slightly different shades of sage green, will lend a sense of earthiness, calm, and equilibrium to your next project!