Is Field Scabious natural or synthetic?

. Extraction: No commercial extraction exists..

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Field Scabious

FLOWERS / floral · green · fresh

Field Scabious

Category	FLOWERS
Subcategory	floral · green · fresh
Origin
Volatility	Heart Note
Botanical	Knautia arvensis
Appearance	Pale yellow liquid
Odor Strength	Medium
Producing Countries	Asia, Europe
Pyramid	Heart

Faint, honey-herbaceous, meadow-wildflower. Field scabious smells of summer grassland — barely there, mixed with clover and warm hay.

Scent
The Full Story
Fun Fact
Extraction & Chemistry
In Perfumery

Scent

Faint, honey-herbaceous, mixed with warm grass and clover. Purple-floral at the edge of perception. A meadow note rather than a single-flower note — you cannot separate it from its environment.

Evolution over time

Immediately

Faint honey-herbal, warm grass, purple-floral

After a few hours

Hay-coumarin warmth, meadow atmosphere

After a few days

Nearly vanishes — faint warm-green memory

The Full Story

Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) is a European meadow wildflower with rounded, lilac-purple flower heads. The scent is faint, honey-herbaceous, and inseparable from its grassland context — you smell the meadow as much as the flower.

No perfumery extracti on exists. The fantasy note carries summer-meadow atmosphere: warm hay, clover-honey, a whisper of purple-floral, insect hum. Built from coumar in (hay), light floral elements, and green-grass notes.

Functions in meadow, pastoral, and wildflower compositions. The note is atmospheric rather than particular — useful for creating the impressi on of a specific European territory.

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Did You Know?

Did you know?

'Scabious' derives from the Latin scabies (itch/mange) — the plant was historically used as a poultice for skin diseases. The name is unfortunate for an otherwise charming wildflower. Modern herbalism has largely abandoned the application.

Extraction & Chemistry

Extraction method: No commercial extraction exists.

Molecular Formula	N/A (no commercial essential oil)
CAS Number	N/A (no commercial essential oil)
Botanical Name	Knautia arvensis
IFRA Status	No known restrictions
Synonyms	bluebottle, scabious, scabious flower
Physical Properties
Odor Strength	Medium
Lasting Power	6–12 hours
Appearance	Pale yellow liquid

In Perfumery

Fantasy meadow-floral providing summer-grassland atmosphere. No extraction exists. Built from coumarin, light florals, and green-grass elements. Functions in pastoral and wildflower compositions.