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Re: [GWL]: citrus,roses

Diana,

        You're certainly not the only one who gets a splitting headache from
the fragrance of so many gardenias, hyacinths and lilies in a convention
hall.
      Your reference to them "sucking all the oxygen out of the Convention
Hall is interesting.
    They of course didn't suck out the oxygen at all, it just felt that way
for you, since the volatile airborne oils from the enclosed gardenias closed
up your own airways and made it hard for you to get enough oxygen.
    With plant fragrances: one person's fabulous fragrance can be another's
miserable allergy. This is why I always suggest landscapers avoid planting
highly fragrant plants underneath bedroom windows.
    Myself, I love the heady smell of gardenias, but I once saw a woman go
straight into anaphylactic shock after coming into a room that was full of
them.

Tom Ogren
www.allergyfree-gardening.com

----- Original Message -----
From: <diana@olympus.net>
To: <Gardenwriters@topica.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 7:35 AM
Subject: Re: [GWL]: citrus,roses


> Gerri,
> I won't even launch into the subject of roses, since I'm from Washington
> state and certainly cannot compare our growing climates with any reason.
> On the same note, the lemon is grown here as a houseplant.  I bought it
from
> another nursery ( retail ) and paid $50 for a 4' standard, simply because
> there was alot of propagation material on it.  Nobody here would use it
for
> fruit production, except perhaps as a novelty.
> Personally, I find the fragrance to be so overwhelming that I couldn't
> imaging living near a citrus grove.  One year I spent 4 hours getting to
the
> Seattle Flower & Garden Show and left after 40 minutes with a splitting
> headache due to the fragrance of so many gardenias, hyacinths and lilies.
> The lilies didn't get me, but the gardenias sucked all the oxygen out of
the
> Convention Hall.
> Diana Politika
> The Greenhouse Nursery
> Port Angeles, WA
> Zone 8
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerri Bauer" <gerri.bauer@news-jrnl.com>
> To: "'gardenwriters@topica.com'" <Gardenwriters@topica.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 7:56 AM
> Subject: [GWL]: citrus,roses
>
>
> > Diana,
> >    CITRUS: Where are you growing (what zone) that Meyer lemon and where
> did
> > you get it from? You can propagate by cuttings but the resulting plant
may
> > be inferior because it will be growing on its own rootstock. Chances are
> > the one you have right now is grafted. Traditionally, sturdy rootstocks
> > such as sour orange and Trifoliate orange are used to support more
> > desirable scions. The result is a tree that is more pest-resistant, cold
> > hardier and produces better crops.
> >     Growing from seed is chancy because the resulting plant may not be
> true
> > to type, especially with a Meyer, which is thought to be a cross between
a
> > true lemon and an orange. Seedlings also don't produce fruit for about a
> > decade. (That said, I'm nevertheless growing a key lime from seed. The
> > plant is about 6 inches tall.)
> >    ROSES: Some very fragrant selections that have passed the tough
growing
> > conditions of Florida:
> >  Double Delight (yellow/red)
> >  Granada, (dark pinkish/red)
> >  Abraham Darby (David Austin) (Apricot/pink)
> >  Old Blush (hot pink)
> >  Louis Philippe (raspberry color and scent)
> >  Bermuda Spice -- not sure of the name, it's also called the Bermuda
> > Mystery Rose (whitish-pink).
> >   Angel Face (light purple) is also very fragrant, but I lost 2 to black
> > spot.
> > Gerri Bauer
> >
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