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White Lace Flower

Q: Is White Lace Flower natural or synthetic?

. Extraction: No commercial essential oil or absolute from Orlaya grandiflora. The plant produces minimal volatile compounds. The note is reconstructed from green-herbal and Apiaceae-type materials..

FLOWERS / floral · fresh · powdery

White Lace Flower

Category	FLOWERS
Subcategory	floral · fresh · powdery
Origin
Volatility	Heart Note
Botanical	Orlaya grandiflora
Appearance	Colorless to pale yellow liquid
Odor Strength	Medium
Producing Countries	Mediterranean
Pyramid	Heart

Delicate, green-herbal, with a carrot-like warmth. Orlaya grandiflora — a lacy Apiaceae wildflower with a subtle, herbaceous scent.

Scent
The Full Story
Fun Fact
Extraction & Chemistry
In Perfumery

Scent

Delicate, green-herbal, with a carrot-family warmth and a trace of honey sweetness. Less assertive than Queen Anne's lace, less bitter than fennel flower, with a soft, meadow-like quality. The Apiaceae family character is present but understated — a background plant rather than a protagonist.

Evolution over time

Immediately

Faint green-herbal quality, barely perceptible

After a few hours

Subtle carrot-like warmth, thin and quiet

After a few days

Essentially undetectable

The Full Story

White lace flower (Orlaya grandiflora) is a southern European wildflower in the Apiaceae (carrot/parsley) family. Its flat, umbrella-shaped clusters of white flowers with oversized outer petals create a particular lace-like appearance. The scent is subtle: faintly green-herbal, with a carrot-family warmth and a trace of honey.

Like many Apiaceae flowers, Orlaya has a characteristic umbelliferous quality — a combination of green-herbal, slightly carrot-like warmth, and faint floral sweetness. The scent is not strong enough to be commercially interesting, but it has an honest, wild-meadow character.

There is no commercial white lace flower extract. The note is a botanical reference in perfumery, evoking Mediterranean meadows and cottage gardens.

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?

Orlaya grandiflora has become a popular florist flower for wedding bouquets due to its lace-like appearance, earning it the nickname 'white lace.' It is an annual that self-seeds readily in Mediterranean climates but struggles in cold, wet winters.

Extraction & Chemistry

Extraction method: No commercial essential oil or absolute from Orlaya grandiflora. The plant produces minimal volatile compounds. The note is reconstructed from green-herbal and Apiaceae-type materials.

Molecular Formula	Complex mixture (no single formula)
CAS Number	N/A — no commercial essential oil from Orlaya grandiflora
Botanical Name	Orlaya grandiflora
IFRA Status	No known restrictions
Synonyms	Orlaya, laceflower
Physical Properties
Odor Strength	Medium
Lasting Power	Varies by accord composition
Appearance	Colorless to pale yellow liquid

In Perfumery

White lace flower is a conceptual note with no commercial extract. Approximated using green-herbal materials, carrot-seed-type elements, and faint honey-floral accords. Functions as a background atmospheric element in meadow, cottage-garden, and Mediterranean-wildflower compositions.