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Pitahaya Flower

Q: Is Pitahaya Flower natural or synthetic?

. Extraction: Not extracted. Pitahaya flowers are too ephemeral (one-night bloom) for commercial extraction. Fantasy accord..

FLOWERS / floral · fruity · fresh

Pitahaya Flower

Category	FLOWERS
Subcategory	floral · fruity · fresh
Origin
Volatility	Heart Note
Botanical	Hylocereus undatus
Appearance	N/A — olfactory concept
Odor Strength	Medium
Producing Countries	Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Vietnam
Pyramid	Heart

Large, white, nocturnal, and faintly sweet. Dragon fruit flowers bloom for a single night -- they smell of jasmine-like sweetness with a green, cactus-like freshness.

Scent
The Full Story
Fun Fact
Extraction & Chemistry
In Perfumery

Scent

Faintly sweet, jasmine-like, and waxy-green. Like leaning close to a dragon fruit flower at midnight -- the large white petals exhale a gentle sweetness, greener and less heavy than jasmine, with the particular waxy, succulent quality of cactus flowers. Nocturnal and ephemeral.

Evolution over time

Immediately

Faintly sweet, jasmine-like, waxy-green. Nocturnal.

After a few hours

Soft, gentle, transparent floral warmth.

After a few days

A faint, clean, floral trace.

The Full Story

Pitahaya flower (Hylocereus undatus, dragon fruit cactus) is a large, spectacular nocturnal flower that blooms for a single night. The white, trumpet-shaped flowers open at dusk and close by morning. Their fragrance is subtle but sweet: jasmine-like, faintly green, with a waxy, cactus-adjacent quality.

The flowers are pollinated by bats and large moths, which explains the nocturnal blooming and the sweet, carrying fragrance. The scent is lighter than tuberose or jasmine but shares some of their narcotic, night-blooming character.

In perfumery, pitahaya flower is a fantasy accord. Built from jasmine-type florals, green-waxy cactus elements, and transparent musks.

The note functions in the heart, providing a tropical, nocturnal floral quality.

This note in Première Peau. Nuit Elastique · Rose Monotone. Sample all seven extraits in the Discovery Set.

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Did You Know?

Did you know?

Dragon fruit flowers bloom for only one night and must be pollinated within hours. In regions where the natural pollinators (bats) have been displaced, farmers hand-pollinate each flower individually -- a labor-intensive process that must be completed between 8 PM and 3 AM.

Extraction & Chemistry

Extraction method: Not extracted. Pitahaya flowers are too ephemeral (one-night bloom) for commercial extraction. Fantasy accord.

Molecular Formula	N/A — olfactory concept
CAS Number	N/A — olfactory concept
Botanical Name	Hylocereus undatus
IFRA Status	No known restrictions
Synonyms	Dragon Fruit Flower, Hylocereus Flower
Physical Properties
Odor Strength	Medium
Appearance	N/A — olfactory concept

In Perfumery

Heart note in nocturnal-floral, cactus, and tropical compositions. Functions as a gentle, night-blooming floral. Built from jasmine elements, green-waxy cactus notes, and transparent musks.