Fragrances tha Surprise - TOW

MATTHEW GALE matthewgale@btopenworld.com
Wed, 14 Apr 2004 04:37:11 PDT
You're not going mad, Dave! I've noticed that some of my Tulbaghia violacea
are scented, but only the white ones. It's quite faint compared to some of
the other species, but similar to the scent of bananas.

Matthew
(Birmingham, UK)

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Fenwick" <crocosmia@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 9:42 AM
Subject: Re: [pbs] Fragrances tha Surprise - TOW


> >>>>Tulbaghia acutiloba will always be on my 'must have' list.
> Rhoda
>
> Hi Rhoda,
> Hopefully by the time you get here in June both Tulbaghia violacea x
> capensis CGV1970 will be in flower which is also cinnomon scented, and
> crossed fingers Tulbaghia macrocarpa which strongly smells of almond.
>
> If lucky you might even smell banana on some of the Tulbaghia violacea
here;
> and no I'm not going mad.
>
> One bulb I do like the fragrance of is Crinum firmifolium from Madagascar,
> to me it smells of violets.
>
> Best Wishes,
> Dave (Plymouth, UK)
>
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