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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: Georgie on August 08, 2008, 23:05:55

Title: Help this is driving me mad!
Post by: Georgie on August 08, 2008, 23:05:55
I'm growing Heliotrope Hybrid Marine for the first time this year.  The flowers smell fabulous but for the life of me I can't place the scent.  What do they smell like to you?

G x

PS The closest I can get is parma violets!
Title: Re: Help this is driving me mad!
Post by: Amazin on August 08, 2008, 23:10:09
Cherry bubblegum?
Title: Re: Help this is driving me mad!
Post by: Georgie on August 08, 2008, 23:14:46
Er...I said I like the smell!   ;)

G x
Title: Re: Help this is driving me mad!
Post by: Deb P on August 09, 2008, 11:58:35
To me they smell like Sour Cherry sweets (showing me age, do they still exist?) ???
Title: Re: Help this is driving me mad!
Post by: PurpleHeather on August 14, 2008, 07:26:42
Have no idea what the plant is but you can still get sour cherry sweets.
Title: Re: Help this is driving me mad!
Post by: saddad on August 14, 2008, 08:48:13
Cherry-pie filling?
:-\
Title: Re: Help this is driving me mad!
Post by: Palustris on August 14, 2008, 09:25:25
The common name for the plant is Cherry pie from the smell of the flowers rather than the colour of the flowers.
Title: Re: Help this is driving me mad!
Post by: olicat on August 14, 2008, 09:26:21
Yes, Deb, you can still get those sweets, saw them at Esso Garage in Leek..! Will bring you a packet when i am back at work!!!

lynn x
Title: Re: Help this is driving me mad!
Post by: Georgie on August 15, 2008, 20:56:29
Quote from: Palustris on August 14, 2008, 09:25:25
The common name for the plant is Cherry pie from the smell of the flowers rather than the colour of the flowers.

Yes Eric, I was aware of that but to me the flowers smell nothing like Cherries!   ::)

G x
Title: Re: Help this is driving me mad!
Post by: valmarg on August 15, 2008, 22:11:19
Georgie, have you ever bothered to go beyond 'wonderful'.  It has the most beautiful scent, but I certainly couldn't put a name to it.

valmarg
Title: Re: Help this is driving me mad!
Post by: Amazin on August 15, 2008, 22:36:39
Turkish Delight?
Title: Re: Help this is driving me mad!
Post by: Georgie on August 15, 2008, 22:39:39
Quote from: Amazin on August 15, 2008, 22:36:39
Turkish Delight?

Now that's not as daft as it sounds.   ;)  ;D

G x
Title: Re: Help this is driving me mad!
Post by: Amazin on August 15, 2008, 22:59:40
It was when you mentioned parma violets (the sweets), which I reckon have quite a 'perfumey' taste, I tried to think of something with a similar type of whiff. 
Title: Re: Help this is driving me mad!
Post by: Georgie on August 15, 2008, 23:04:43
Quote from: Amazin on August 15, 2008, 22:59:40
It was when you mentioned parma violets (the sweets), which I reckon have quite a 'perfumey' taste, I tried to think of something with a similar type of whiff. 

When I was a lass gals who liked bubblegum were considered to be 'fast'. ;)  Race you round the house tomorrow?   ;D

G x
 
Title: Re: Help this is driving me mad!
Post by: Amazin on August 15, 2008, 23:35:28
I'm not that fast, but I can get a bit Wrigley

;D