Note · Green notes
Ivy
Hedera helix
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Ivy evokes a dark, damp greenness, like crushed leaves on an old wall, with a bitter, earthy edge.
What it brings
A shaded, fresh greenness.
Origins and uses
Common ivy, Hedera helix, is a climbing plant of the Araliaceae family, native to Europe and western Asia. Very common in woodland, it first creeps along the ground before climbing trees or walls, to which it clings by small rootlets. Its evergreen, leathery, dark green leaves have a waxy cuticle and change shape with the age of the stem.
In perfumery, ivy is not a material commonly extracted: its note is recreated by the perfumer, who seeks to evoke a dark, damp, slightly bitter greenness, that of leaves crushed in a wood or on an old wall. It sits mainly in the heart of green, aromatic or chypre compositions.
In our catalogue, ivy appears in the heart of Beach Hut Man by Amouage, between vetiver and oakmoss, in a very green composition.
Text written with the help of AI, based on reference sources: encyclopedias, raw-material manufacturers and official information from the fragrance houses.
Material profile
- Family
- Green notes
- Nature
- Perfumer’s accord
- Botanical name
- Hedera helix
- Origin
- A recomposed note, inspired by ivy leaves.
- How it is obtained
- Recomposed by the perfumer
- On Volute
- 1 fragrance