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| I'll post mine later when I figure out the order and laminate the list! |
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- Posted by robert1971 7a OK (My Page) on Mon, Aug 20, 12 at 23:31
| Fenius, You can't ask us without first posting yours! ;) -Robert |
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| Ok then I'll give it a try...here we go.. mmm......technically it's not my fault, it was musaboru who inspired me!! ok seriously now Gardenia tahitensis ..Based on my experiences (long past and some quite recent)...I still have dozens of fragrants in my new collection that have not bloomed yet so I'll have to update this list often.
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- Posted by olympia_gardener 5 (My Page) on Tue, Aug 21, 12 at 9:05
| It is hard to come up a top 10. I seem fall in love with any plants that have decent scent. When I think of scent, I like: M. Alba Iris, Heliotrope, old fashion Petunia. If orchids count, my favorite is "Sharry baby" and some scented |
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- Posted by robert1971 7a OK (My Page) on Tue, Aug 21, 12 at 10:50
| This is way too hard and I am including scents from plants other than their flowers! Of course some of these I love due to the memory associations and I'm not necessarily growing all of these plants right now. Okay. Here goes in no particular order and I will be changing my mind as soon as I'm done typing! 1. Jasminum sambac 'Belle of India' (jasmine) Really most sambacs will do. I remember the scent of Maid of Orleans filling up the backyard in the evenings so many years ago. Always magical. |
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| i like the strong fragrances that drift for some distance from the source. of the ones i have "access" to around here, i like these the best: osmanthus fragrans magnolia figo gardenia nicotiana daphne odora is very nice but one that stays close to the plant, probably because of the cold temps during bloom period. these are some that i like to smell but also hate the nature of the plant itself = exotic invasive. they are so abundant in this area that you might assume they are indigenous but they are actually on a mission to conquer the native flora: |
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| Robert I asked on a plumeriaforum and one member suggested it may be Princess Maya which is some obscure variety available le from a local wholesale nursery (C Stars). |
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- Posted by robert1971 7a OK (My Page) on Tue, Aug 21, 12 at 12:06
| musaboru, I may or may not be thanking you for this information. Laugh. I'm glad your possible 'Princess Maya' is one of your fav scents. -Robert |
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| The reply above was meant for the other thread. OOPS. (I'm writing from my phone.) My current top ten in no particular order |
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| OH Robert I feel you on the plumerias I just spent $100+ w/ shipping for a dwarf orange sherbert. And I don't even know how fragrant it will be. I just wanted more compact/dwarf plumerias because I am running out of room |
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- Posted by robert1971 7a OK (My Page) on Tue, Aug 21, 12 at 12:24
| Dang, you're worse off than me! Laugh. Thanks for sharing your list. -Robert |
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| I love this thread already! I'll now attempt to write down my top-10 before checking everyone's list just so I don't get influenced by all of your wonderful suggestions. (Lol). 1. Lotus. There's no flower in this world that smells as uplifting and as pure as a Lotus. I'm probably being biased but waa, I love that scent! 2. Tuberose. So fragrant too 3. Aglaia odorata & its best friend Chloranthus spicatus 4. Winter daphne. Another super fragrant plant day or night. 5. Jasminum sambac. I'm so fond of this species especially Moo. Great childhood memories. 6. Michelia Alba 7. Gardenia. The first time I sniffed a gardenia it didn't blow me away. But I sniffed and sniffed and sniffed and now I love it as much as any of my 1-6 : ) 8. Plumeria 9. Michelia figo 10. Wintersweet chimonanthus praecox But let me also squeeze in brunfelsia, roses, lavender, sweet olive & freesia and the many other wonderful fragrant flowers I've yet to have the opportunity to sniff! : ) |
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- Posted by robert1971 7a OK (My Page) on Tue, Aug 21, 12 at 14:33
| Kemistry, You totally went over the 10 limit! Laugh. -Robert |
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| Funny many people say marigolds stink but I love the smell of marigolds. (And chrysanthemum too even thought its scentless. Chrysanthemum and marigold remind me of the childhood years. Love them!) |
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| In no particular order, 1. Trechelospermum jasminoides; really reminds me of my CA days. 2. Mandavilla laxa; great when full. 3. Sinningia tubiflora; delicate and sweet. 4. Cypripedium montanum, (californicum and parviflorum). Sweet and spicy. 5. Viburnum Korean Spice; reminds me of childhood. 6. US Native Azaleas; Rhododendron occidentale, alabamense, prinophyllum, austrinum, etc... they're all excellent! 6. A bunch of other nice Rhodies! If I had to pick one, it would probably be some hybrid with leucogigas, konori and jasminiflorum as parents: blooms in winter are to die for. 7. Gardenia 'Frostproof', if I just had to have 1. 8. Brunfelsia lactea. If only they would bloom more often. 9. Sarcococca; gotta have fragrance in February. 10. Lilium washingtonianum. Other lilies (especially those huge steroidal tetraploid hybrids) have more fragrance volume, but I like the details of this species. Runner up: Edgeworthia. Runners up Rhodies: Rhododendron King George Loderi, Rhododendron edgeworthii, Rhododendron decorum, Rhododendron madenii, Rhododendron fortunei,... |
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| Kemistry, I agree with you, Lotus has the mesmerizing power and brings good memories. Simple flower held above water, graceful and powerful wrapped together like a queen! Fenius, this is a good thought with the hidden danger of addiction.I find myself reading this post often and adding plants to my list and it needs to stop. While there are many fragrant i would like to grow, a lack of space & brutal winters let me have only these few. I rated my fragrant list with ease of growing (with my brown thumb). 1.Tuberose - Wafting, increases at night, most enchanting for me as it brings sweet childhood memories. Never demanding, so rewarding! 2.Jasmines - 4. Roses - Fragrant cloud, Chryler Imperial, Sunsprite,Blue Moon, Just joey ,Angel face ,Mr.Lincoln new this year for me - Double delight - Strong fragrance + Beautiful colour 5.Herbs - Lavender, Holy Basil,Plectaranthus ambonicus, artemisia, marjoram 6. Eucharis Amazonica - Does not waft but a simple and elegant fragrance, It gives me a grand feeling to be able to grow this plant, such beautiful shiny GREEN hosta like leaves and needs very little care and has even bloomed twice for me in once year and does not need repotting often. 7.Aglaia - FRESH lemon scent but only if it wafts. 8. Oleander - I like the fragrance and it needs little care but takes much space during the winter. 9. Stephanotis -Nice jasmine like fragrance 10. Brunfelsia Americana - If it flowers which is not too often for me (my luck) but such a nice intoxicating, clove fragrance. Not on my top ten because: Murraya Exotica -easy to grow but too strong & fruity for my nose, like it because it brings some winter cheer. Gardenias -Absolutely love the fragrance but has been a PAIN to grow with truck loads of disappointments. Cestrum - I am done with it for life. Just an awful fragrance to my nose............... Felt so bad since it was so less demanding and flowering profusely. Wrightia - has been two years and No bloom in sight. |
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