Floral

Wallflower

Note Profile

Botanical 12 perfumes

About

Wallflower has a soft, powdery floral scent with sweet and slightly spicy undertones. Its fragrance is reminiscent of old-fashioned gardens, blending violet-like nuances with a warm, gentle character. It brings a delicate, nostalgic floral quality to perfume compositions.

Scent Profile

Wallflower is spiced honey on warm stone, not the powdery garden flower its name suggests. Thymol and carvacrol lead, a dry thyme-oregano bite over sun-baked clove warmth, and a sulphurous flash from dimethyl trisulfide opens the living bloom before it fades into honeyed warmth. The floralcy is faint and never conventional. Underneath sits a waxy, dry texture that recalls dried herbs stored in a wooden box.

ScentWheel

Breadthmedium

EnvelopeHeart · ~6h lasting

Family Sweet & Gourmand, Spicy, Green & Aromatic

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

What this is made of

Wallflower names no single substance

Reconstructed

Erysimum is not extracted commercially.

How the layers join

Origin

Wallflower is derived from the flowers of Erysimum cheiri, a plant native to southern Europe. The scent is typically captured through solvent extraction or enfleurage, as the flowers yield little essential oil by traditional distillation. Natural wallflower absolute is rare and often replaced by synthetic recreations in modern perfumery.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use wallflower primarily as a heart note to impart a vintage floral softness and powdery nuance. It blends well with violet, rose, heliotrope, and soft woods, enhancing both floral bouquets and nostalgic accords. Its gentle profile makes it suitable for feminine and classic fragrance structures.