I grow a Neomarica called Walking Iris that I know as N caerulea. It has no scent. Nan On Jun 5, 2007, at 4:22 AM, Jim McKenney wrote: > One thing is still missing from the Neomarica page. > > There is no mention of the fragrance of the flowers of some > Neomarica. The > one grown as an old-fashioned houseplant under the names Apostle > plant or > walking iris (is this N. gracilis?) is known for having a strong > lily-of-the-valley fragrance. > > I would change the wiki myself, but I'm not sure about the identity > of the > plant in question, nor do I know if it is the only fragrant species. > > Perhaps someone who actually grows these plants can fill in the > blanks. > > > > Jim McKenney > jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com > Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where some of the > lilies are > already over six feet high and show no sign of bloom yet! > > My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ > > Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS > Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ > > Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/