tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post5732208375282678618..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Pretty pictures: Freesia NOIDsmr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-20164124880489912642017-03-31T14:43:31.841-07:002017-03-31T14:43:31.841-07:00Exactly the same - a bit of black pepper with a hi...Exactly the same - a bit of black pepper with a hint of mown grass. That's it. Dr Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11011144849582733690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-77874025556444425802011-04-04T19:36:34.315-07:002011-04-04T19:36:34.315-07:00I can't smell these either. I get a wiff of b...I can't smell these either. I get a wiff of black pepper but that's about it.Tomhttp://theatrumbotanicum.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-87587202888313294192011-03-26T08:26:44.109-07:002011-03-26T08:26:44.109-07:00I've tried growing freesias indoors. Unfortun...I've tried growing freesias indoors. Unfortunately, I find them a bitch to try to bloom. If you have a cold (temps in the 40's and 50s), sunny windowsill you may succeed. They are not warmth-lovers IMEPaulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-20044418456655271202011-03-24T06:15:44.161-07:002011-03-24T06:15:44.161-07:00the herbivore:
I've smelled a Primula that I ...the herbivore:<br /><br />I've smelled a <i>Primula</i> that I thought <a href="http://plantsarethestrangestpeople.blogspot.com/2009/02/pretty-pictures-primula-noids.html" rel="nofollow">smelled just like Fruit Loops</a>. Which I guess is as close as I'll be able to get.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-71578289465978729752011-03-23T21:29:36.730-07:002011-03-23T21:29:36.730-07:00Many people find that they smell like fruit loops....Many people find that they smell like fruit loops.... and I agree!theherbivorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-71935355054403901292011-03-21T14:12:30.461-07:002011-03-21T14:12:30.461-07:00I have a very good nose for scents. I go on about ...I have a very good nose for scents. I go on about the spicy fragrance of some of my <i>Hippeastrum</i> to blank looks. I agree about the <i>Zinnia</i>, since all of them have varying degrees of scent. Skunk? Yes. <i>Fritillaria</i> skunkiness? Yes. Dahlias, too, for pete's sake. Sometimes I sort out very similar irises by fragrance. All sorts of delicate distinctions I can discern. But <i>Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-73597068870330537902011-03-21T12:53:26.470-07:002011-03-21T12:53:26.470-07:00The senses of smell and taste are influenced by bo...The senses of smell and taste are influenced by both genetics and experience. Here is a related article on the contentious divide between cilantro lovers and those who can't stand it. <br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/dining/14curious.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-68424574339368388602011-03-21T08:49:26.535-07:002011-03-21T08:49:26.535-07:00They smell like Febreeze, just less gross.They smell like Febreeze, just less gross.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083803851861243093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-41493111465419248042011-03-21T03:19:57.957-07:002011-03-21T03:19:57.957-07:00I can't believe you haven't encountered th...I can't believe you haven't encountered them before. They were my favorite garden flower in San Diego, but of course here in Montana they're a dream--too far away, too delicate, for me to remember their smell...<br />--Katethemanicgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08750985315536912324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-60633295115614142782011-03-20T15:56:28.224-07:002011-03-20T15:56:28.224-07:00I have noticed over the years that they have been ...I have noticed over the years that they have been bred more for color and size, not for scent. It's a shame. They are so graceful in form, and used to have an equally lovely fragrance. They have always been difficult to force, at least for me, but I kept trying. Maybe some day the pendulum will swing back and the commercial growers will remember when freesias smelled nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-14652894157737913922011-03-20T12:27:12.389-07:002011-03-20T12:27:12.389-07:00Freesias can be forced indoors. They are lovely f...Freesias can be forced indoors. They are lovely flowers but in no way equal the outdoor-grown ones in England. When I was there in April I got myself a fresh bunch every day and they filled the car, the room, wherever, with that ineffable fragrance. As for smells, I happen to think zinnias smell lovely (no once else ever thinks they have a perfume) but simply cannot smell skunk. Not smelling Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-69727827514386837172011-03-20T08:18:40.125-07:002011-03-20T08:18:40.125-07:00Well, I think it's possible that your former c...Well, I think it's possible that your former coworker is a liar. Sometimes freesia smells lovely, and sometimes it's too subtle to detect. I think your beginner nose needs another chance. And someone should bitchslap the coworker for going on and on when it was clearly not helpful. <br /><br />Also, freesias are a pain in the ass to grow.Lizahttp://goodtogrow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-62444642723754831842011-03-20T08:01:09.005-07:002011-03-20T08:01:09.005-07:00To me, they smell a lot like phlox. Do those have ...To me, they smell a lot like phlox. Do those have a strong odor, for you?<br /><br />I have grow them outdoors as an annual bulb a couple of times but never really had much lock. But the bulbs were late purchases from the sale shelf, so it could just be that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-45025949386932195982011-03-20T05:49:37.685-07:002011-03-20T05:49:37.685-07:00I've grown them a couple times -- as a tender ...I've grown them a couple times -- as a tender bulb, ones indoors under lights (barely successful) and once outdoors (more successful).<br />I love the smell, perhaps my favorite smelling flower ever... but what do they smell like? God... smells are so impossible to describe. It is one of those smells (like honeysuckle, lavender or lemon) that I use to describe OTHER smells. The adjective thatJosephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433418903218452909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-22178201241744094242011-03-20T03:42:48.378-07:002011-03-20T03:42:48.378-07:00I never heard of plants that had a fragrance to wh...I never heard of plants that had a fragrance to which human noses were selective. Did I say that right? I am now interested to find some freesias to see to which group my nose belongs.Bomhttp://www.plantchaser.comnoreply@blogger.com