Gardenia is a lush, creamy white flower — buttery petals over a green, mushroomy-fruity undertone with a faint coconut warmth. Rounder and creamier than tuberose or jasmine, it is a sensual centerpiece of opulent floral bouquets.
FacetsCreamy · buttery · green · lactonic
Usual layerheart
SourceThe living flower yields no usable oil, so gardenia is an accord rebuilt from jasmine, tuberose, ionones and lactones with headspace data — a built note rather than a single natural.