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A strong vanilla - ish smell

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  • ChivetalkingChivetalking Posts: 2,296
    Excellent 😀 I’m not certain which variety mine is, it’s smothered in flowers and so fragrant. 

  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I can smell it from here! @Chivetalking
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • edhelkaedhelka Posts: 2,351
    Some are fragrant, some aren't. I have 6 varieties now. 4 are fragrant, 2 nothing at all. My favourite is 'Easter Bonnet', the fragrance wafts and can be very strong.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Hesperis matronalis 😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I always thought they looked a bit delicate so I've never bought them. I think I'll remember easter bonnet, but will probably go looking for something called easter egg or easter bunny - but close enough😉
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    edited May 2020
    I'd put a bet on there being a flowering Cordyline nearby.
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Could be but I can only see one side of both neighbours ' gardens
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    You were right @LG_. There's  a huge one five or six gardens up in the right direction. I'm finding the smell quite cloying now. I hope they don't bloom for too long if that's what's causing it.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    I knew it! Love the smell - can't remember how long it goes on for, but I always wish it was longer, so probably not very long. I find it waxes and wanes.
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    It's waned at the moment 😊obviously waxing when I first posted this morning.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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