Corey, Try some of the Pelargoniums of section Polyactia. Pel. radulifolia especially rivals Brunfelsia with intensity of fragrance, and , for me, blooms 10 months a year chuck Schwartz So. California ----- Original Message ----- From: "Corey Thompson" <cjthomp48@yahoo.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 9:59 AM Subject: Re: [pbs] Fragrance > > Hi Mary Sue: > > Thanks for the warm welcome and the links to the > threads about fragrant bulbs. I am still discovering > all the features on this list, and I'm sure I'll be > passing many hours in the near future reading through > all the archives. I feel like I've struck it rich! > > I was only able to find one piece of information > regarding my specific question (which Hymenocallis > species are most fragrant) in the links you gave me, > and 'Sulfur Queen' is already on my "to buy" list when > the catalogues publish their spring bulb list, so I > hope other people will chime in with a few other > alternatives. > > I am mainly an indoor grower but am lucky enough to be > blessed with a a large sunroom and large, unobstructed > windows facing all exposures. I obtained two > Hymenocallis 'Tropical Giant' starts in late April, > potted them up in a 10" pot, stuck them in a southern > window and lo and behold they both flowered at the end > of July. They have both since produced several > offsets and are now in a 14" pot. Not bad, eh? > Needless to say I was instantly hooked and have been > determined to look for other Hymenocallis species ever > since. > > My main interest is in fragrant plants, especially > those that are fragrant at night. Some of my favorite > and most successful houseplants have been Brunfelsia > americana, Brassavola nodosa, Epiphyllum anguliger, > Epiphyllum oxypetalum, several Neomarica species, > Sansevieria parva and a jolly green giant of a > Monstera deliciosa that I am determined to flower and > fruit indoors. The genus Brunfelsia has also captured > my interest lately and I have obtained several other > species to complement my B. americana. Any of these > plants can nearly stink me out of the house (in a good > way) on a warm, humid summer night (except the E. > anguliger which blooms in the fall and the Neomaricas > which are day-bloomers), and the Hymenocallis > 'Tropical Giant' can certainly be added to that list, > too. The only other bulbs I currently grow indoors > are Crinum oliganthum, Eucharis 'Christine' and, most > recently, Hymenocallis tubiflora and an unidentified > Hymenocallis species from Guatemala. > > I can't wait to try more! :-) > > Take care, > Corey in Chicago > > --- Mary Sue Ittner <msittner@mcn.org> wrote: > >> Hi Corey, >> >> Welcome to our list. I hope you'll tell us a little >> about yourself and what >> you grow. > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php