Re: Scents/Lilacs/Cimicifuga

Gene,

Thanks. Your article was very helpful. It's possible that what I have
is not C. racemosa 'Atropurpea' at all. I bought the plant mid-October
and it was just finishing. This seems late for a bloom period that
starts in July.

Whatever it is I have has a honey scent as you describe for C. simplex
'White Pearl'. I will make a point to try to properly identify what I
have this season.

The Cimicifuga germination info you had in your article is great. I
sowed some seed in January with high hopes but low expectations. :)


At 9:32 AM -0500 3/5/99, you wrote:

> ----------
> > From: Peggy Enes <peggy@unicom.net>
> >
> > Subject: Re: Scents/Lilacs/Cimicifuga
> > Date: Thursday, March 04, 1999 12:34 AM
> Hello Peggy & others,
> 	The smell of the blooms on Fairy Candles (Cimicifugas) depends upon the
> species or hybrid. You may want to take a look at the article on my web
> site covering Cimicifuga.
> 	One of my favorites is the C. simplex  "White Pearl". To me a lot like
> honey. I also have the C. racemosa Atropurpea, but can not remember the
> smell of the blossoms just now. I do not remember it being offensive. The
> nursery beds were full last year, so if it had of been throwing off an
> offensive smell I would think I would remember it.
> 	Gene Bush     Southern Indiana    Zone 6a     Munchkin Nursery
>           around the woods - around the world
> genebush@otherside.com     http://www.munchkinnursery.com
>
> snip, snip......
> > I just thought of another fragrant flower--Cimicifuga racemosa
> > 'Atropurpea' (Red Snakeroot, Bugbane). It was just finishing last
> > season when I bought it. The scent was a sweet honey type similar to
> > the tuberose. A couple of catalogs and A-Z commented that the flowers
> > of C. racemosa have an unpleasant scent.

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Peggy Enes (peggy@unicom.net)   Zone 5/6    NE KS     AHS Heat Zone 7


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