Re: More plants that smell like juicyfruit bubblegum
- To: d*@yahoo.com, m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: More plants that smell like juicyfruit bubblegum
- From: J* S*
- Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 19:15:54 -0800 (PST)
David:
Hurray!! I didn't think I'd ever hear about one of my
favorite plants again but here you are.
I had a Dipogon (Dolichos) lignosus growing near my
house in Santa Monica years ago and I could never find
it available in the trade. I never saw transplantable
volunteers near it (but then again, it was neglected).
Any chance of getting some seed from you???????
Please, please, huh, huh.
Joe Seals,
Santa Maria (not Santa Monica) Callyfornyah
--- david feix <davidfeix@yahoo.com> wrote:
> The fragrance of Kool Aid/Concord Grapes/Bubblegum
> seems to be a fairly common fragrance for many
> plants.
> Another plant with this peculiar scent is the
> Australian Pea/Dipogon lignosus, which is not
> actually
> australian. This one is a rampant grower in cooler
> maritime mediterannean climates, and is great for
> covering up eyesores/old stumps, cyclone fences,
> etc.
> The vine can bloom sporadically all year long, and
> will also self seed in irrigated landscapes. The
> flowers resemble a classic lavender purple sweet
> pea,
> and can completely cover the vine with flowers
> spring
> through fall. The seed pods will explode on warm
> summer days and fling the seeds all over the place.
> I
> have never seen this growing in the wild, so I don't
> think it is weedy here in California, but it may be
> a
> problem in Australia? as so many South African
> plants
> can sometimes be... It has not really been a
> problem
> to keep this one under control in my garden, except
> to
> keep it whacked back occasionally when it gets
> larger
> than I want it.
>
>
>
> --- Joe Seals <gardenguru@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 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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