A concrete of Gardenia flowers was produced many years ago in the Indian Ocean island of La Reunion when the French extraction expert, Various sorts of Gardenia Absolutes are occasionally offered on the market today. Some of these may actually derive from Grasse factories. The Chinese gardenia concrete is presumably derived from the flowers of Gardenia Florida which is a native of southeastern China. Gardenia Grandiflora is grown in China for its fruits which yield Wong-Shi, a yellow colorant. Other varieties grow in Japan, in the Philippines, Indonesia, India, the West Indies, but they are rarely utilized for perfume extraction.