I'm forcing some paperwhites right now and they've just started to bloom, but they just smell awful to me! Every couple of years I give them another try, they're BEAUTIFUL and I love having something blooming in the dead of winter, but OH, they are stinky! The florist told me this last batch smelled wonderful...not to me. Is it just my nose, or are they stinky to everyone?
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3338 Posts
Posted - Jan 11 2011 : 8:16:54 PM
Yccchh!
I tried forcing paper whites in the dead of winter several years ago-I had to get rid of them because of the smell-Who'd a thunk something so pretty could smell so bad?
I thought I was the only one! I love their fragrance in an open area of the garden, but indoors that fragrance becomes a sickening stench! I think a little bit out in the garden gets diluted by other odors and you just get a whiff.
The morning breeze has secrets to tell you. Do not go back to sleep. Rumi
Paperwhites Odour
Posted - Jan 11 2011 : 1:54:11 PM
