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Bulbs => Galanthus => Topic started by: daveyp1970 on February 13, 2010, 02:36:22 PM
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The reason ask this question is that i potted up a few Galanthus Elwesii and one of them is really fragrant i plan to keep this one isolated,i can't imagine the perfume off this plant once it has bulked up.Could you please tell me if there are any others i could collect.
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Off the top of my head as the others are all, no doubt, at the Gala!
Galanthus 'Curly'
G. plicatus can be fragrant
G. 'Bess'
G. reginæ-olgæ 'Cambridge' - wallflowers
G. 'Compton Court'
G. 'Ginn's imperati' - bitter almonds
G. 'Kyre Park' - violet
scented
G. 'Nothing Special' heavily scented
G. 'S.Arnott' - honey as is Galanthus 'Seagull'
It has to be said that, like all scents, it depends on your nose ;D Of course if they are pot-grown they can be brought inside to enhance the experience, but outside you are lucky if, at this time of the year (especially this year), you get a good sunny day to spread the scent round the garden!
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G. 'Ginn's imperati' - bitter almonds
I've read this description of the scent of Ginn's Imperati before and I have to say it puzzles me greatly.
To me the description denotes a "dangerous" scent, that is to say a scent which flags up the fact of a poisonous nature ... and I cannot say that I detect any such note to the fragrance, which I find very appealing. :-X :-\
Perhaps my sense of smell is odd.... or perhaps I'll just eat anything!
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Thank you Brian,thats incredible i would have never thought there would be such a range.
Maggie i have just spotted Ginns imperati on ebay so i think i will try a lucky bid and see if i can get it.
The fragrance from mine i thought smelt of parma violet sweets my wife thinks lily of the valley.
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Galanthus 'Brenda Troyle' has a lovely scent, to me reminiscent of Narcissus jonquilla
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Ah yes Diane, I forgot her ;)
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There was a famous film involving Bo Derek, honey and rose petals ( further details available via private message). Rev Hailstone smells like that - a sweet scent almost as good as Daphne bholua. :P
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Goodness me, Biggles, I can't tell you how impressed I am that you are familiar with the scent of Bo Derek............... :o 8)
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Trymlet seems a heavy scented one - I think maybe a 'bitter almond' smell too (though I am not really sure what bitter almonds would smell like - but the words seem to fit for some reason :-\ )
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Today I walked into a large room full of snowdrops for sale and their scent was very noticeable.
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My Marks Tall has a fabulous scent
Sally's Double smells of a musty book
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was sorting out some drops for sale/swap this morning at home, much nicer in front of the log burner than sat on a cold concrete floor at work ;D and it didn't take long for the room to fill with scent, had approx 200 nivalis to pack up and they were noticably scented once warmed up.
someone gave me a Reverend Hailstone recently, the scent from that having been in a warm car was lovely & very strong.
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Thank you everybody for suggestions i have a super list know to go at. ;D
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Bertram Anderson ianother,and it must be quite strong as the wife can actually catch the fragrance also