Guest guest Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Ruth Ruane <ruth@...> wrote: Thanks Anya, Janita and Mel, that helps a bit, but if the natural essence of petunia really does not exist is there another natural essence which smells *similar* to petunias? What do petunias smell like? and I am also wondering if anybody has any ideas for adding a petunia note to a blend? Sorry for all the questions it's just that I am nervous about giving the correct information to the interested party but I know this is the best place to find it. Ruth Hi Ruth Perhaps purchase some seeds of the type that Anya suggested and grow them this year to get an idea of the perfume of the plant..... then take it from there. Don't know what your time space is tho.... hope this helps Janita Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 janita morris <heartinmymouth@...> wrote: Ruth Ruane wrote: Thanks Anya, Janita and Mel, that helps a bit, but if the natural essence of petunia really does not exist is there another natural essence which smells *similar* to petunias? What do petunias smell like? and I am also wondering if anybody has any ideas for adding a petunia note to a blend? Sorry for all the questions it's just that I am nervous about giving the correct information to the interested party but I know this is the best place to find it. Ruth Hi Ruth Perhaps purchase some seeds of the type that Anya suggested and grow them this year to get an idea of the perfume of the plant..... then take it from there. Don't know what your time space is tho.... hope this helps Janita Sorry Ruth I havn't really answered your dilemma at all..... I havn't an Arctander but the description may well be there..... miss that book!!! Had a quick look at my Parry & Poucher but couldn't see anything ...... Janita Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 > > Ruth Ruane wrote: Thanks Anya, Janita and Mel, that helps a bit, but if > the natural > essence of petunia really does not exist is there another natural > essence which smells *similar* to petunias? > What do petunias smell like? > and I am also wondering if anybody has any ideas for adding a petunia > note to a blend? > Hi Ruth, I'm not sure where you live, but if you are near a Walmart, Kmart, Lowes, Home Depot, etc, they may have some petunias in stock. I live in the south and there are usually some in the garden centers year round. It's a very popular flower for hanging baskets. Mel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 paradisegds <paradisegds@...> wrote: > Though related to Nicotianas, the scent is different; Nicotiana, esp. N. alata (the most fragrant) has a lower note, less vanilla though still very sweet. N. sylvestris, while taller and more floriferous is not quite as fragrant to me as N. alata. And of course they are night blooming while Petunias give their scent all day. --Judith, whose greenhouse and gardens are knee deep in snow. . . Hi Judith you mention the N. alata being the most fragrant........ what colours are they? I will keep a look out..... we have a very good seed catalogue merchant here in UK so I will have a look to purchase..... many thanks Janita Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 At 01:48 PM 12/30/2006, you wrote: >I am trying to remember if I ever smelled petunias, I have I feeling >but that they did not have very memorable smell. I did a search and >found out that petunias and tobacco is related. I wonder...Can >anybody chime in please? >TIA Ruth > > > >A nurserywoman chiming in here: petunias, esp. the blue-lavender >range and the older varieties, have a very sweet soft powdery scent, >a strong hint of vanilla and maybe some lily. Their foliage is >sticky but not scented (I once had to cut back an entire huge >commercial greenhouse of petunias which had botrytis, they are very >sticky!). Hi Judith It's been 25 years since I've grown the purple scented petunias, and I defer to your expertise -- my memory is foggy, obviously on their scent. I do remember the sticky foliage! I don't remember the vanilla or lily, just the sweet soft powdery scent -- so lovely and innocent and beguiling. >Though related to Nicotianas, the scent is different; Nicotiana, esp. >N. alata (the most fragrant) has a lower note, less vanilla though >still very sweet. N. sylvestris, while taller and more floriferous is >not quite as fragrant to me as N. alata. And of course they are night >blooming while Petunias give their scent all day. My N. alatas grew up the driveway from the petunias, again memory fails me except to remember they were sharper, more floral, intoxicating. And I thought the petunias only smelled sweet at night. I can't grow them well here, I gave up long ago, since I'm an organic gardener and their survival would involve chems to beat the fungus and such that attack them here. Nice memories, lovely scents. Anya McCoy Anya's Garden of Natural Perfume http://anyasgarden.com Artisan Natural Perfumers Guild http://artisannaturalperfumers.org Natural Perfumers Community Group / Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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