Re: Enfleuraging - Jumping for Joy

[Guest guest]

I've been shopping around online for some great smelling flower plants for

enfleuraging and have been very discouraged. I wanted to grow lilacs, but I am

not in the zone for growing them.

Today, I decided to visit the local gardening supply store. There were aisles

and aisles of beautiful flowers, but none with a scent. Discouraged, I went into

another area of the store and again went down aisles and aisles of flower plants

with no scent. When I get to the last aisle, suddenly, my nose picked up a

delightful scent. It was the Oriental Lily and already in bloom - only $4.99 a

plant.

When I got home, my neighbor greeted me and said that I must have been eating

something good because my nose was orange. When I looked in the mirror, I

realized that the pollen had stuck to my nose. 

Yippee!

Best Wishes to All,

Margo

Hi Margo!

I had a similar experience tonight! I was looking for a fragrant plant at my

local grocery store and came across a hybrid Oriental called a " After 8 o'clock "

lily, it looks like a star gazer, I'm guessing they are closely related. It is

super fragrant, floral, with almost jasmine notes, and a faint vanilla/carnation

note, spectacular!  I won't be enfleuraging, but will probably be macerating

them. You made out like a bandit on the prices though, I had to pay almost ten

dollars for one plant! I really want to know how your enfleurage goes.

We can grow lilacs here, but I don't have the space, but I was wondering if you

can grow butterfly bush in your area? Sometimes called Buddleia, it' scent is

not exactly like lilacs, but similar to me. They extract well I think. Good luck

on your scent experiments!

Aer

[Guest guest]

> I've been shopping around online for some great smelling flower plants for

enfleuraging and have been very discouraged. I wanted to grow lilacs, but I am

not in the zone for growing them.<

Every year I discover a new plant good for enfleurage. This year it was Abelia.

I was surprised how fragrant the little clusters of blossoms are. I have never

had any myself and discovered their fragrance quite by chance when I was out

walking. I caught a whiff of their lovely fragrance, stopped dead in my tracks

to find the source. To my surprise it was the Abelia bush so common around here.

No one has ever told me they are fragrant. The two varieties best for their

fragrance are Abelia Chinensis (most lilac like) and Abelia x grandiflora

(powdery lilac). I have already tested them in enfleurage and it imparts its

scent beautifully. Recharge every 24 hours.

They are easy to grow and hardy. Have fun with your enfleurage!

Sophia

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