tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post1189480282193820212..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Pretty picture: Convallaria majalismr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-55652874256051052452010-05-13T20:57:41.747-07:002010-05-13T20:57:41.747-07:00Different species of honeysuckle have different fr...Different species of honeysuckle have different fragrances. The species people are talking about is probably the highly invasive climbing Japanese honyesuckle (Lonicera japonica), which has a very strong sweet and somewhat heavy smell, one which most people enjoy, though I can understand why some might find it sickly or cloying. The shrub honeysucke L. fragrantissima has a fragrance very close toDonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01886233441603021667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-91429115020395080622010-05-13T13:38:05.411-07:002010-05-13T13:38:05.411-07:00I don't remember getting a bleach smell off of...I don't remember getting a <i>bleach</i> smell off of them, though admittedly it's been a long time since I last smelled one.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-85739024668962009152010-05-13T13:10:37.983-07:002010-05-13T13:10:37.983-07:00Those citronella geraniums smell like bleach/pines...Those citronella geraniums smell like bleach/pinesol - is that good enough?Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953459540634785074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-75453336846894400492010-05-13T13:08:25.266-07:002010-05-13T13:08:25.266-07:00Sue Swift:
Well, yes (apparently lily-of-the-vall...Sue Swift:<br /><br />Well, yes (apparently <a href="http://www.bojensen.net/EssentialOilsEng/EssentialOils17/EssentialOils17.htm" rel="nofollow">lily-of-the-valley smell</a> -- as the proprietary chemicals Mayol and Florol -- is both cheap and relatively stable, chemically, so it can be used in all kinds of things, soap being among them). Though it'd be interesting if we <i>could</i> do it mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-31928785441376965382010-05-13T10:31:23.015-07:002010-05-13T10:31:23.015-07:00Ho ho - perhaps it's really that soap is made ...Ho ho - perhaps it's really that soap is made to small like Lily of the valley - ???Sue Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053188212601918182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-42180527399866714082010-05-13T08:17:14.802-07:002010-05-13T08:17:14.802-07:00I agree- Honeysuckle smells almost like White Shou...I agree- Honeysuckle smells almost like White Shoulders (but less cloying and musky). I like it, though. It makes an excellent adjunct to mead brewing.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083803851861243093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-71480946024519540122010-05-13T08:07:40.636-07:002010-05-13T08:07:40.636-07:00Honeysuckle definitely doesn't smell like soap...Honeysuckle definitely doesn't smell like soap. Floral honey is accurate, very sweet. Tastes very good too, use to suck the flowers as a child.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953459540634785074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-85907818926305187472010-05-13T04:28:20.641-07:002010-05-13T04:28:20.641-07:00Lily of the Valley always smelled like "dove&...Lily of the Valley always smelled like "dove" soap to me. Honeysuckle smells sweet. Sickeningly sweet...Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568424354642247198noreply@blogger.com