Re: #*!% fragrance!
Mike Lowe wrote:
> Also, attracted by the fragrance, are Cucumber beetles, Japanese beetles,
> Rose chafers, and a host of others that I am not knowledgeable enough to
> put a name to. These chompers make it impossible to enjoy the rebloomers
> outside -- cutting stalks in 'fat bud' and bringing them in is the only
> answer to an intact flower.
You sure it is the fragrance? Could it be infrared, ultraviolet, or other cue?
> Sometimes it is a remontant such as
> Perfume Counter or English Cottage, many times the stinker is a
> non-rebloomer.
I give up, what's a remontant?
> Why not breed for an odorless rebloomer?
As one who likes fragrance, my question is why, not why not...
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