Is Cucumber Flower natural or synthetic?

A fantasy or concept note, not a single material.

Cucumber Flower

AccordFLOWERSfloral · fresh · fruity

HeartPyramid

3/5Strength

12hTenacity

4Origins

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Specimen

Cucumber Flower perfume ingredient — Heart

Cucumis sativus

Fantasy/Concept

Definition

Green, watery, and delicately floral. The tiny yellow flowers of the cucumber vine smell of cucumber water with a faint, honeyed sweetness.

FLORAL GREEN SWEET FRUITY AQUATIC WARM COOL FRESH

Cucumber Blossom, Cucumis Flower

Type: Accord
Olfactive family: Florals
Subfamily: Green florals
Cluster: Green-fresh florals
Source: flower
Chemical class: complex natural (essential oil)

Instruments

Pyramid

TTop

HHeart

BBase

3/5Strength

Medium

odour strength

Tenacity on blotter

12hours

1 h6 h24 h3 d7 d400 h

Producing countries

China India Iran Turkey

Scent

Green, watery, and gently honeyed. Like leaning over a cucumber vine in a morning garden -- the tiny yellow flowers are barely visible, but they add a subtle, sweet-pollen quality to the cool, green cucumber air. Lighter and more floral than the fruit.

In PREMIEREPEAU

DISCOVERY SET7 × 2 ml →EXTRAIT DE PARFUMThe seven extraits →

The Full Story

Cucumber flower (Cucumis sativus) is the small, star-shaped yellow flower of the cucumber vine. The flowers have a faint, delicate scent that combines the green, watery character of cucumber with a light, honeyed-floral sweetness.

The cucumber element comes from the same aldehydes that give the fruit its characteristic freshness, particularly (E,Z)-2,6-nonadienal (the defining cucumber molecule). The floral element adds a gentle, pollen-like sweetness that is absent from the fruit itself.

In perfumery, cucumber flower is a fantasy accord -- the flowers are too small and too faintly scented for commercial extraction. Perfumers reconstruct it using cucumber-green materials (nonadienals, violet leaf fractions), a light honeyed-floral element, and green-leaf notes.

The note sits in the top notes, providing a delicate, garden-fresh quality that is lighter and more floral than plain cucumber.

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Extraction & Chemistry

Extraction method

Not extracted. Cucumber flowers have no viable aromatic yield. Fantasy accord.

Formula: Complex mixture (no single formula)
CAS: N/A — natural complex (flower headspace, not isolated as single compound)
Botanical: Cucumis sativus
Appearance: Pale yellow to greenish yellow liquid
Odour strength: Medium
Lasting power: 6–12 hours
Synonyms: Cucumber Blossom, Cucumis Flower

IFRA status

See note

Not applicable: accord or concept, not a single material

In Perfumery

Top note in green, garden, and delicate-floral compositions. Functions as a softer, more floral alternative to plain cucumber. Built from cucumber aldehydes (nonadienals), violet leaf traces, and light honeyed-floral elements.

Role in the formula

01diffusion enhancer

02modifier

03lifting agent

04blender

05freshness

Available as

synthetic accord fantasy note