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Hothouse Flower Ineke 2012

7.4 / 10 66 Ratings

A perfume by Ineke for women, released in 2012. The scent is floral-green. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral

Green

Fresh

Woody

Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Green leaves Cypress

Cypress

Earl Grey tea

Heart Notes

Gardenia

Absinth

Fig

Galbanum

Frankincense

Base Notes

Musk

Gaiac wood Corn silk

Perfumer

Ineke Rühland

Ratings

Scent

7.466 Ratings

Longevity

7.251 Ratings

Sillage

6.650 Ratings

Bottle

7.352 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 08/12/2025.

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Reviews

5 in-depth fragrance descriptions

12/05/2013

7Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

Tessa
83 Reviews

Tessa

Helpful Review 1

Tea for one

Such a good, detailed review by Franfan20 ! It made me think twice about what I intended to write, since the tea fragrances are an aquired tase. But I could not shake away my first impressions, no matter the admirable longevity that I seek in a scent. And here is how I feel this perfume:
A cup of tea in the solitude of a shadowed spot of a green square, maybe a vegetable garden, maybe a corner of a japaneese garden, without visible flowers, just the scent of tea and guiacwood everywhere. Now and then you look around in search of the fig tree since you think you smelled its aroma in the air. Maybe I was wrong; there was not a fig that I had smelled. Maybe I should look for someone wearing a gardenia on the corsage because I smelled just a little bit of gardenia. Could not discover it. And I sit alone with my cup of tea. I do not like to be alone!
This kind of perfume is an aquired taste but it is not my "cup of tea".

09/06/2022

Mlleghoul
461 Reviews

Mlleghoul

3

Skynet's gardenia

Ineke’s Hot House Flower is a gardenia soliflore that smells like a cybernetic tropical bloom, green foliage that has become self-aware, and the simulation of lushness accompanied by cool circuitry. Like if Skynet’s neural networks got hooked on plant haul videos on YouTube and went into botany instead of killer robots.

08/13/2025

9.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

second
5 Reviews

second

1

Deep and layered

Got a sample of this from Ministry of Scent and so sad I'm late to the party. This reminds me of when I worked at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Very wearable and the only white floral/gardenia I've liked so far. Tea scents and fig are my favorite notes, so this was bound to be a winner. Lasted at least 6 hours on my skin (lost track of time a little) but would do desperate things to get my hands on a full bottle and keep this front and center in my collection.

07/12/2014

9Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Seerose
775 Reviews

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Seerose

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Beautiful, but not unique

This is not a fragrance for perfume lovers who do not like tuberoses and gardenias. And whatever is stated in the pyramid, it's good that it doesn't translate for me. "Hothouse Flower" promises something quite unusual, the sultriness of a tropical greenhouse, for example.
Although the gardenia is related to jasmine, which I usually find very problematic in fragrances where it dominates, I love many scents with gardenia and tuberose. But even among those, there are quite a few that I do not like at all.
"Hothouse Flower" begins with a lovely gardenia scent, which I believe is also flanked by tuberose. However, it is not so easy to distinguish between the two notes, at least not for me.
Moreover, all the notes I can perceive are immediately present. Besides the gardenia-tuberose, I actually smell a tea-like bergamot, light green notes, and a creamy musk. The Earl Grey note adds a slightly fresh citrus note to the fragrance, brightening the gardenia and/or tuberose and allowing it to smell as if kissed by a gentle fresh breeze.
A fleshy dark green scent, as often used in fragrances with tuberose, e.g., the F. Malle scents, is completely absent in "Hothouse Flower."
This lovely fragrance blend lasts a very long time. And although it is very hot today, the scent does not overwhelm me. "Hothouse Flower" has lightness and transparency for me. I find "Hothouse Flower" at no point heavy or sultry, but rather lovely and cheerful. I do not smell any incense or corn silk. Although I also do not know what to imagine under the scent of corn silk. Incense would have bothered me in this fragrance.
I also do not smell any woody note. At most, with a bit of imagination, I sense slight resinous hints; perhaps that is already referring to the incense.
As beautiful, cheerful, and light as I find the scent, it is not a new fragrance. "Hothouse Flower" is, for example, very similar to "Do Son" by Diptyque.
The longevity is very good, and the sillage remains relatively strong for a long time. Even as it fades, "Hothouse Flower" does not change but only becomes softer.
"Hothouse Flower" is predominantly a feminine fragrance.

05/03/2013

9Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

Zora
133 Reviews

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Zora

4

The Color of the Bride

As a representative of the more sensual-warm and sweet faction, I tested this sample more out of curiosity than interest. Neither the gardenia nor the green notes have really convinced me so far.

This fragrance has definitely proven that this can change very quickly. Although I have tested several gardenia scents that are also beautiful, none have turned my head like this one.

This scent inevitably brings the color white to my mind. The color of the bride. Young, fresh, elegant, and full of joy and happiness. The sillage is beautifully noticeable, and the delicate gardenia scent in the base envelops me like a noble picture frame surrounds the photo of the bride. The other fragrance notes act more like the loving groom who accompanies the bride but leaves the shine and attention to her.

Man, it makes me want to get married again and drag my better half to the altar.

An incredibly elegant fragrance with a beautifully noticeable yet discreet sillage, ideal for a bride who wants to get married this May. But also for occasions that require an elegant natural appearance. Although the scent is not the same, it reminds me of Sensi by Armani in its nature.

Statements

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Gold

6 years ago

7Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

7

3

Delicate tuberose-gardenia scent with a lovely Earl Grey top note, the drydown is smooth and everything fits... (unfortunately, I'm not a tuberose fan)

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