Re: Fragant Rose

In a message dated 1/15/2003 9:16:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
robyn82@bellsouth.net writes:


> I have never smell the rose fragrance myself but I do like most of the
> daffodil fragrances except the paper whites. 

===>Interesting, Nancy. I find that when someone dislikes the fragrance of 
paperwhites or other tazetta daffodils it is usually a woman. I love them 
myself, but some people find them almost nauseating. 

 You will find all sorts of> 
> wild bees out pollinated your hellebores, spring beauty , witchhazel and
> other daffodils even with low temperatures.  I saw some kind of gnat
> yesterday and the temperature here in Tennessee was only 29F.


And don't discount flies as pollinators. I always have a large number of 
helleborus foetida in bloom and get thousands of seedlings in mid-summer. The 
H. foetida blooms in the winter and that is a very chilly insectless time in 
the Cincinnati area. I'm sure wind is a pollinator too, especially for 
hellebores with their very open flowers. No need for a long proboscis to get 
deep into a tubular flower with these plants.
Bill Lee

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