Lily

What it brings

An ample, luminous floral note, lightly spiced.

Origins and uses

The lily is one of the flowers cultivated for the longest time. The Madonna lily, Lilium candidum, comes from the eastern Mediterranean, from the Balkans and Greece to Lebanon and Syria, and has spread to many regions. In the Middle Ages, Charlemagne's capitulary De Villis listed it among the plants to be grown, and it was credited with powers linked to love.

The lily lends itself poorly to extraction: in perfumery, its note is recreated. The perfumer rebuilds its powdery, slightly spicy floral character, with a honeyed facet and a green freshness. It sits in the heart of white-flower bouquets, to which it gives breadth.

In our catalogue, lily is part of the heart of Night Scented Jasmine by Floris, a large bouquet where it mingles with jasmine, gardenia, mimosa and narcissus.