Re: favorite fragrant plants

At 12:58 PM 2/14/01 -0800, LEE,ANGELA IUE-CHIH wrote:
>what is a pergammon tree?  what's the fruit like?
>
>On Wed, 14 Feb 2001, Vavourakis wrote:
> > The Athens chapter visited Eleni Athanasiou's 1 1/2 acre Mediterranean
> > garden near Porto Rafti today.  The most heavenly scented plant?  Her
> > pergammon tree, heavy with fruit.  Nothing else like it!

I'm curious also - could it be a species of Capparis?  Also known as 
Mustard Tree?  Having something to do with Pergamos (Pergamum)?

No one has yet noted one of my favorite 'wafters' - Lonicera 
fragrantissima, the winter honeysuckle.  The tiny creamy white flowers can 
go visually unnoticed, but seldom unnoticed by the nose.  They come in 
winter or very early spring on relatively bare branches.  The roundish, 
grey-green leaves are attractive throughout the year, and the tan, peeling 
bark is unusual.  This is a sort of viney shrub, and makes a good espalier.

At 10:03 AM 2/14/01 -0800, LEE,ANGELA IUE-CHIH wrote:
>Which of the plants you listed would you recommend for warm bright
>indirect light?

The already mentioned peppermint geranium, Pelargonium tomentosum, grows 
well in slightly to deeply shaded areas, and the very soft, velvety leaves 
are well appreciated at close range.  It tends to grow rather open and lax, 
making a large-scale ground cover in time, so lots of tip-pinching and a 
dense planting of several rooted cuttings is a good idea.

Regards,
Sean O.



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