5 favorite fragrances (bulbs)
Antennaria@aol.com (Sun, 28 Dec 2003 11:19:00 PST)

Here are my 5 favorite genera for floral fragrance. In part, this summarizes
previous discussions on fragrance

1. Allium; particularly A. perdulce, hyacinthoides, and the central asian
woronowii, darwasicum, and winklerianum; all heavenly perfumed. Multitudes of
other species waft a gentle honey-sweet scent, often intermingled with a hint
of onion scent, which I find pleasurable.
For Allium perdulce:
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…
For asian alliums:
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…

2. Tulipa; the dwarf species and hybrids. Some species, such as T.
polychroma, are deliciously scented. Tulipa 'Little Princess' (T. hageri x
aucheriana) is lightly fragrant.
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…

3. Crocus; variable in the level of fragrance, some species such as the
autumn blooming goulimyi have me lying down on my belly to get a whiff. The early
spring blooming Crocus chrysanthus 'Prins Claus' is gorgeous to look at and
equally enticing to kneel down in the muddy ground to catch the intense honey
fragrance.
http://plantbuzz.com/Alpine-L/ATOW/…
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http://www.plantbuzz.com/Buzz/im_prinsclaus1.htm
http://www.plantbuzz.com/Buzz/im_prinsclaus2.htm

4. Nothoscordum - almost all species are richly scented, with the exception
of a couple with ill-scented flowers. Even a single flower on N. inodorum
(named for the fact it lacks an onion-like scent) is capable of filling a room
with heady perfume. The little yellow-flowered species have sweet lemony
flowers, such as N. montevidense.
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…

5. Tulbaghia - full of the most interesting scents, recently discussed on
PBS.
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…

Mark McDonough Pepperell, Massachusetts, United States
antennaria@aol.com "New England" USDA Zone 5
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