LMBO!!!! My feeling is if the Native Americans used fish far be it for me to question.
Part Deux: Breathe deep & tell us what smells wonderful...
Yep,,, just smelled me fingers to see if I finally got that smell off. My whole yard smells like fish today. Now,, hmm, speaking of fishing. I think it's about time to do some of that too.
Elaine
Lemon juice, Elaine....lemon juice - just pour a bit on your hands/fingers....rub em' together...should help...or abaking soda paste might do the trick if the lemon juice didn't
Look what I found yesterday! It just had to spend the night with me, it was too yummy to resist. It did scent my bedroom, I'll see how it does in the open today.
This is the Single Tuberrose next to my Peanut Butter Shrub.
I am always lurking on this forum. I am definitely a "scent" gardener!
missingrosie - LOL! About the fish emulsion. I hate the smell, too! But fortunately it only lasts a day or two out in my garden and then I just stand back and watch everything perk right up! I also use Bloom Booster to get blooms. I actually mix the 2 fertilizers together and water everything with it! Works great for me! Within 2 weeks, I have blooms on just about everything! :-)
I have a question for y'all ...
What plant(s) have a great scent during the day. I have a lot of night scents ... 4 O'Clocks, Brugs, Night Blooming Jasmine bush (or something that looks like it), Tuberose, Nicotiana - "Fragrant Cloud".
None of these have much of a scent during the day. What smells good when the sun is shining? I have an awful time growing roses, but i love them. They do great in a pot, but the minute I plant them in the ground they are history within a month. I am growing some in pots now and that is where they are going to stay. But what else makes a fragrant statement during the day?
OOOOOO viola, mine has a bud on it. Can't wait!
BG- Why not gardenia? You also might enjoy Thryallis- the scent is very light, but it is easy to grow and frequently used in the landscape. If you can find a source for heliotrope I highly recommend it. In the winter, you can grow annuals that are sweet smelling like Alyssum. There is also a day blooming cestrum which I haven't managed to get my hands on yet. the fragrant Tabermontana if you can find them have scent during the day, as does Chinese perfume tree and Chinese water jasmine. Climbing ylang ylang as well as The true ylang ylang tree are fragrant during the day. Many jasmine, including Grand Duke of Tuscany. A popular, easy to grow and find jamine is Confederate jasmine- a climber, and of course there is the knock your socks off lakeview jasmine, although it is likely no longer sold in nurseries in Florida, but it is easy to grow from seed.
That's just to name a few. There are more vines as well if you have room for vines.
Thanks fauna4flora! I do have room for vines! And Iove vines. What vines besides Confederate Jasmine do you suggest?
Passion flower 'incense.' Stephanotis. Cup of Gold vine. Beaumontia grandiflora.
fauna4flora - Thanks! I'll check those out!
Are there any climbing/rambling roses that anyone would recommend?
"Don Juan" is a classic red climbing rose.
I have that one and it isn't doing as well as I expected or hoped. It's bloomed several times, but no scent that I can detect. :-(
What about the old cultivars like Three Sisters, Cherokee, and 'Veilchenblau' which are multiflora rosa. I ask, because I have rooted cuttings possibly coming my way in the Spring.
Hmmm......I'm not a big rose person. Maybe Beahive will jump in and comment, or you could ask someone in the rose forum. Sowwy!
becky dmail trackinsand. She is a rose lover exraordinaire and she has lived the triumps and defeats of growing roses in FL. She will be an excellent resource for you.
and of course, come hang out in the rose forum.
When it rains (fairly hard or steady) the agastache scent everything (kudos to the 'licorace' leaves). The winter daphne is fragrant day time.
Thanks, fauna4flora and vossner for the many suggestions! I will contact trackinsand about the climbing/rambling roses. I love roses, but they don't like the dirt in my yard. I thought maybe the wild, rambling roses might do okay... I've heard some of those that I mentioned are really lovely grown on a fence and arbor ... which is what I have in mind.
I've never heard of the winter daphne, so I looked it up in PlantFiles! Wow! what a wonderful plant! Is it available here in the USA?
I've tried the Agastache several times in my yard, but it fails to thrive even trying different locations. :-( I've amended my soil numerous times, but it's gonna take many more before my soil is rich enough for some plants.
Yes, winter daphne is pretty readily available. Here are some vendors in Plant Scout who list that they sell it http://davesgarden.com/products/ps/search.php?search_text=Daphne+odora&submit=Search I've seen it at local nurseries here so you might try that too.
My experience: the daphne is finicky in the fact that you need to find the right place before you plant it. Once you do it won't tolerate being moved.
It will live for many years but once it is done---it is done. It doesn't get very tall but it will get wide. It is very beautiful and the fragrance is wonderful and does waft a great distance.
The agastache - do best on a mound. My soil isn't particularly amended or rich... but the plants just won't tolerate wet feet. Bees and hummers love it. Don't plant it in a walkway if you worry about the bees.
Becky, check your Home Depot & Lowes for the Daphnes also just before they bloom (February for me). I got the varigated white & pink 2-3 years ago and they have really grown! (Think I only paid about $8 also!) I tried the cultivar Carol Mackie several times and killed them all--couldn't be happier with the scent and amount of blooms on these.
Vi
Single Tuberrose report!
For just 2 of the tiny flowers open, the scent carried pretty darn good-at least 5 feet! Night brings the maximum scent, but I sure as heck will never complain, the scent is gorgeous and lily-like.
Thanks for all the great info ecrane3, missingrosie, and violabird!
I bet I was watering the Agastache too much and that is why they died off. I grow a lot of my plants from seeds and if they sprout, they usually do well in my yard. :-)
Violabird - I picked up a couple of those tuberose bulbs a year ago from the clearance rack at Wally World. They finally did bloom. I had them cramped in small pots. The smell was divine. I honestly didn't think they would survive ... but they came back this year bigger and thicker! It has taken me almost a year to plant some of my potted up plants into the ground. If they survive in the pots for that long, they usually thrive in my yard! LOL! Each cluster of the tuberose has at least four tall flower bracts in each pot! The smell is amazing!
Wonderful photos folks and how I wish we could have the fragrance to smell as we view the blooms☺maybe future technology will find a way.
Here is the Asparagus Fern in full bloom this morning. The general consensus from the neighbors....the blooms smell like peaches,very intoxicating and wonderful☺
I don't think I've ever had blooms in my asparagus fern. wow
tuberose are toughies. my single are in bud but the doubles have not done anything yet.
I'm bummed that I never tried to smell my asparagus fern! I had them all over at my old house but I spent so much time trying to rip them out before they took over the garden that I never bothered to smell the flowers.
I had an asparagus fern gone wild in a pot that I kept indoors - never bloomed for me either...those thorns though - yeowch!!!
Finally seeing bud stalks on my tuberose - don't know if it was the singles or doubles - probably the singles since they tend to come up sooner. They do have an incredible scent that will fill an area but too strong for my taste if you're right up on it...wowzers!!!
Bluestone has a decent selection of Daphnes - sadly both of the ones I received from them died this spring (Eternal Fragrance & Summer Ice). If I buy those from them again, I will "baby" in pots a while. I've had good luck from plants from Bluestone so I'm thinkin' maybe these just need some extra TLC - as with the 'Kleim's Hardy' Gardenia from them. The one I rec'd from Rick's Custom Nursery http://www.rickscustomnursery.com/ is doing well...can't wait to enjoy the scent next spring http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/79487/ !! Here's how Debbie at Rick's describes the Daphnes: "Now, as far as being "temperamental" - D. burkwoodii (Carol Mackie, Briggs Moonlight, etc.) are the ones that usually prompt the horror stories. They ARE beautiful and fragrant but are also known to occasionally live for 4-5 years and then just suddenly die! On the other hand, Daphne odora does not have this problem - they're known to be very long living. We have a D. odora 'Aureomarginata' that's been in the gardens for six years and it is absolutely incredible! Love the fact that the foliage is evergreen and the fragrance - OMG it fills the air around the first of April! The fragrance of D. burkwoodii is good also, but D. odora is overwhelming :) Not sure yet about the 'Summer Ice', but basically all Daphnes are fragrant."
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Becky, I have a Abraham D'arby rose, the smell is just incredible! It's doing perfectly well in a pot on my front porch. I highly recommed it for fragrance during the day! It's a climber too.
The combination of saponaria Bouncing Bet (I got four of the white ones from the lovely man - Glenn at Flower Scent), nicotiana alata and Casa Blanca lilies is sending my neighbors into coos of delight.
Donna
Pictures Donna, I want to see that sounds fabulous!
Rob,
I'll up load some images when I get home tonight. Promise!
Donna
Rob,
Saponaria Bouncing Bet in white, courtesy of Flower Scent Gardens.
With nearby nikkis (much bigger now).
Nikkis with Whte Henryi, a species trumpet lily.
Nikkis with dwarf fothergilla (there were primroses in the spring, and pink glads to come).
And just nearby, Casa Blanca lilies, salvia cocinea snow nymph (alas, no scent) and nikkis. All these plants are within a few feet of each other, so when a breeze blows - ah!!
Ohhhh...Donna I think I can smell your flowers from here! Wow...
Nikkis have spread all over my yard. I just pull out the excess. They can be stunning massed.
Pull out? What do you mean! I could NEVER have enough of those! : )
Donna, I wish I could smell all those beauties from here!
Never could get Saponaria Bouncing Bet to do well here either, is it our high temps, clay soil, PH or what? Can you share your secret? Oh, and could you describe Bet's smell for us?
Vi
robcorreia - I would love to see a photo of your Abraham D'arby rose growing in a pot ... especially being a climber. Do you have any photos you could post here? Thanks!
Those Nikkis are beautiful!!! Seems to go with everything in the garden! I've noticed that a lot of white flowers have a fragrance!
Donnamack, I think it's time for me to move back up north! Very nice pictures. What strikes me most is how visually stunning your plants' flowers are also. Love the lilies.
My 'Rosecreek' Abelia is blooming and has nice light fragrance. The butterflies and bees love it.