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Why doesn't my philadelphus smell?
HyppyByker
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Having nurtured a bare root plant for 3 years it's full of blooms this year but no scent! As that's the reason i bought it i feel cheated so why?
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Can we see a photo? Perhaps it's not Philadephus!
Perhaps it's a Deutzia. They can look very similar, depending on the sort.
Philadelphus have 4 petals and Deutzia 5, if that helps. I also find that some of the double flowered Philadelphus have a very poor scent. We look forward to seeing the image!
There are philadelphus cultivars that have no scent. It's terrible, heretic and should probably be illegal, but that is a fact.
Got one myself years ago. Buy philadelphus in bloom so you can sniff it, if you can.
I have one which I moved last year but its never flowered why