Phrag schlimmii 'EYOF' x 'Little Pink'

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I just noticed that this little beauty is VERY fragrant after
being open for a couple of days. I've never noticed and smell
before. Is this normal???? The fragrance is delightful.
 
Isn't it a wonderful scent? I adore P. schlimii for the fact that its scent brings back a lot of fond memories. It's so sweet, reminds me of the softer, sweeter tones of wild roses or certain rose perfumes.

As mentioned, the scent carries over into some of its hybrids. Primary hybrids or near primaries are the ones that tend to have the strongest fragrance. P. Hanne Popow and similar crosses like P. Seymour Tower are quite often nice and fragrant. One of my favorites is P. Eumelia Arias, because the flowers are quite large, nicely colored, and to add fragrance to that, even if it's not terribly strong, is icing on the cake. Crosses with the "greenies" tend to be less fragrant, but I know crosses like P. Carol Kanzer sometimes at least have a faint scent.

Obviously, different clones are going to have different propensities to being fragrant, and the plant's overall health as well as the growing conditions can affect the strength.
 
Oh goodie! More buds coming and a second spike. That's
what I call a nice Xmas present. Thank you all.

YES, Mr. Rotter, the scent has been elusive and you nailed it. It
smells like the old French Damask roses with just a hint of wild
rose. I could just roll in that fragrance and be happy! I have
Seymour in bud and Eumelia coming along nicely. Sadly, my
Hanne succumbed to something or other not too long ago.

Troy, Himself traded in my Galaxy for an LG4 and it takes lousy
photos and won't talk to my Mac Book Pro. Contract for another year
and a half...grrrrrrrr!
 
BTW, please forgive my crappy typing. I have cubital
tunnel syndrome in my right hand and sometimes the ring
and little finger just go off on a little trip on the keyboard
that I seem to have no control over at all.
 

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