Fragrances that Surprise--TOW
Blee811@aol.com (Mon, 12 Apr 2004 15:10:40 PDT)
In a message dated 4/12/2004 6:05:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,
btankers@chicagobotanic.org writes:
So imagine my surprise when my questing nose for the most wonderful
fragrance late one spring brought me to a small flowered Narcissus with grasslike
foliage - Narcissus jonquilla, or one of its hybrids. I've added to the 'must
have's' of my garden and have enjoyed this fragrant delight ever since.
Boyce, most of the jonquil cultivars are fragrant, since it's a
characteristic of N. jonquilla. Many of the tazettas are also fragrant, although some
people perceive the fragrance as unpleasant. I also find fragrance in many double
daffodils. Check out the citrusy fragrance of 'Sir Winston Churchill'. And
don't overlook 'Fragrant Rose', yes a daffodil with the fragrance of a rose,
especially when it is relatively freshly open--not everyone can detect it; more men
than women seem to be able to detect it when I ask them, but my female
friends say the men are lying.
Bill Lee