daphne scents

The evergreen Daphne tangutica has been blooming for weeks, but without noticeable scent, even when I was standing beside it. Today, billows of its heavy perfume have filled the house - in the bedroom window, through the hallways, up stairs, around corners, into rooms that lead off other rooms.

Why? There are a few possibilities: There are more flowers open today. It was warmer today (20 C).

Any more ideas?

On the other hand, Daphne odora, on the opposite side of the house, has filled the air with its sweeter, lighter, fragrance every day since it opened.

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Diane Whitehead  Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
maritime zone 8
cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually)
sandy soil

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