In Southern France, generations of Provençals have found uses for the region’s bamboo-like “great reeds,” known for their oversized plumes and stubborn spread across gardens, pastures and the coastline-blocking stone cottages from the Mistral wind along with many million-dollar views.
The reeds have been made into fences and fishing poles, pan-flutes and tinctures for treating gout — and now skincare, as French brand Clarins prepares…