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Helleborus argutifolius?

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,441

    I like funny smells. I'm the one who stands in garden centres sniffing frittillary bulbs.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • BookertooBookertoo Posts: 1,306

    … do frit bulbs smell of anything special then NC?  Never noticed, and I have quite a good sense of smell - but  guess one persons perfume is another ones - well, anything but!!

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,441

    Sort of foxy and really lovely Bookertoo, the crown imperials are best.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,123
    nutcutlet wrote (see)

    I like funny smells. I'm the one who stands in garden centres sniffing frittillary bulbs.

    Yet another thing we have in common Nut image I love the smell of Crown Imperials image


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





  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,441

    Have you tried Phuopsis stylosa Dove? Different but well sniffable



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • BookertooBookertoo Posts: 1,306

    Lovely that we all enjoy our plants for so many different reasons, including the smells that are not usually recognised as perfume - yet another of the joys of gardening.

    On a sweeter note, the shrub honeysuckle is in full flower and the perfume of that is wonderful, just a twig or two gives a wonderful out door touch to the house. 

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,109
    Verdun wrote (see)

    I love the smell of mint imperials..........I'll get my coat image

     

     Me too! image

    Nut - you and Dove need to get out more....image

    Sniffing Frittillaries is quite hard to say...image

     

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • chickychicky Posts: 10,409

    Experimented with the leaves of my stinking hellebore - they smell quite strong, and very green - but not unpleasant - i think it has been much maligned image  Never knew green had a smell - but that is definitely it

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