Re: favorite fragrant plants
- To: s*@infi.net, M*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: favorite fragrant plants
- From: J* S*
- Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 18:17:30 -0800 (PST)
There is a terrifically fragrant Moroccan (hence,
Mediterranean) Salvia which I have grown. It is
Salvia taraxacifolia and, as you can tell by its name,
looks somewhat weedy.
It has pale flowers, nothing of note, but its flowers
(or could it be its gummy bristly bracts) smell of --
and get this -- fruity-tooty bubblegum!
I'm not sure I can recommend it for its looks but its
fragrance is unique.
Joe Seals
--- "Richard F. Dufresne" <salvia@infi.net> wrote:
> At 02:19 PM 2/14/2001 -0800, you wrote:
> >Great new thread; I'm following with interest!
> >
> >Last fall I planted a new (to me)honeysuckle;
> Lonicera confusa 'Kate
> >Sessions'. ... the fragrance as
> >light, sweet and fruity.
>
> Back to Salvias with S. mellissodora of the
> Tarahumara Indians, with mature
> flowers that have a scent like grape Kool Aid (or
> Concord grapes). The
> scent is strongest at dawn, dusk, and after rains.
>
> It is the only sage I know of that has scented
> flowers.
>
> Richard F. Dufresne
>
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