Paeone post script - Fragrance
James Waddick (Thu, 15 May 2008 21:10:51 PDT)

Dear Iain and all,
Robin you took the words out of my mouth.

Fragrance is not touched on in 'The Genus Paeonia' and I have
already remarked on my lack of interest in the topic as key
requirement.
A few years ago on this forum, I wrote of my being over
powered by the scent of Tulbaghia simmleri (aka T. fragrans). This
was followed by comments mostly by the Late Dave Karnstedt that he
could not smell anything on his. He had the typical form and mine was
alba. We exchanged plants and I eventually found his just as
overpowering and he found mine just as unscented as his. Cultivation?
Lack of sensitivity? Variation in perception? Who knows?

There's some bulbs I just prefer not to have in the house
like Paper White Narcissus - just way too intense and so many
night-blooming, white-flowered plants seem to have an intense odor
too: Sansevieria come to mine.

I freely admit to the joy of having an intense scent in the
garden like Lilium formosana on a warm summer night. And yes some
Lilacs (Syringa) are delightfully scented. But that's just me.

Best Jim W.

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