The sweet vanilla smell of Ferraria
Paul Licht (Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:49:21 PDT)
I've always loved the vanilla fragrance of Ferraria crispa but with age
have had increasing difficulty in bending over to savor it fully.
Berkeley is in the third day of a heat wave (high 80's) and much to my
delight, the whole area around them is now filled with their heady
odor. This odor comes from what I describe as the standard white form
and I've often been struck how weak or even absent it is in the ones
with darker flowers. We label the latter as 'sp.' but I've been told by
several that they are forms of F.crispa, even though they tend to have
less fragrance, bloom earlier and grow more vigorously. I guess there
are tradeoffs.
Paul
Paul Licht, Director
Univ. California Botanical Garden
200 Centennial Drive
Berkeley, CA 94720
(510)-643-8999
http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/
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Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:21:20 -0700
From: totototo@telus.net
Subject: Re: [pbs] Anemone b. "white Splendor'
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On 19 Apr 2009, at 18:24, James Waddick wrote:
Where is the 'horse's mouth' when you need an authoritative answer.?
That's easy to provide. I'll make a point of buying some commercial 'White
Splendor' this fall and comparing it to the "other white Anemone blanda."
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