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From the flowers of innocence to those of evil, this refined and poetic herbarium plunges both Marcel Proust enthusiasts and plant lovers into a palette of colors and fragrances. From the first pages of Marcel Proust’s oeuvre, we perceive that the flowers and plants, which blossom in In Search of Lost Time, have not been placed there innocently, but that they embody, like so many secrets whispered in our ears, a much deeper truth. Dotted with evidence, this imaginary path retracing the steps of Proust beckons us to enter into a fascinating mental landscape, studded with symbolic metaphors. The reader takes a promenade down memory lane; an enchanted stroll through the author’s many volumes. In addition, the collages of the artist Djohr illustrate more than 50 plants in the style of botanical plates, thus conferring on this book a subtle charm, which echoes Proust’s own work.