“Bruciano le piante dei giardini” is a visual and conceptual research on the imaginary that has surrounded the female menstrual cycle for centuries. The project deconstructs myths, superstitions, and religious beliefs rooted in history, aiming to expose the origin and persistence of a stigmatizing gaze on the menstruating body. Through a photographic language that combines performance, gesture, and iconographic research, each image takes on the value of a counter-narrative, exposing and questioning the symbolic and cultural apparatus responsible for constructing the menstrual cycle as an element of contamination, interdiction, and shame. The photographic work is accompanied by textual fragments drawn from Leviticus, Naturalis Historia, anthropological writings and contemporary testimonies, creating a dialogue between visual and historical imaginaries and tracing the genealogy of these enduring taboos.