Gourmand

Meadowsweet

Note Profile

Botanical 3 perfumes

About

Meadowsweet imparts a sweet, hay-like floral aroma with hints of almond and vanilla, alongside soft green and slightly spicy undertones. It evokes the scent of a blossoming summer meadow, adding light, creamy, and powdery nuances to fragrances.

Scent Profile

Meadowsweet offers a honeyed, hay-like floral aroma with soft powdery facets and clear notes of bitter almond and vanilla. Beneath the sweetness runs an aspirin-like medicinal sharpness, because the flower carries salicylaldehyde, aspirin's own precursor. That bite is a top-phase event. It fades within the first hours and the note settles toward a warm coumarin-hay finish.

ScentWheel

Breadthmedium

EnvelopeHeart · ~6h lasting

Family Sweet & Gourmand, Amber · Musk · Leather, Woody & Earthy, Floral

Read off the wheel, not a label applied to the note.

What this is made of

Meadowsweet names no single substance

Reconstructed

Filipendula is salicylate-scented in life but not extracted.

How the layers join

Origin

Meadowsweet is derived from the flowering tops of Filipendula ulmaria, a perennial plant native to Europe and western Asia. In perfumery, its essence is typically obtained through solvent extraction or steam distillation of the blossoms, though use of natural extract is rare and often substituted with reconstitutions.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use meadowsweet primarily in the heart of floral or green compositions to impart creamy, powdery sweetness and a natural meadow-like character. It blends well with notes such as heliotrope, mimosa, hay, and soft musks, and can soften sharper florals or add depth to fresh accords. Its nuanced aroma makes it valuable for evoking pastoral or nostalgic themes.