tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post2210556693543939624..comments2023-09-29T07:41:54.487-04:00Comments on A Hocking Hill's Garden: OK, I Am So Over PaperwhitesLonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-56334269808670037632009-01-15T10:25:00.000-05:002009-01-15T10:25:00.000-05:00Jean; OMG! I would have hated to be cooped up in a...Jean; OMG! I would have hated to be cooped up in a hospital room with one of the stinking things :) The Datura was beautiful and being outside it is tolerable it is over wintering down in the basement. I am experiment to see if will survive in Ohio winters and how it will come back. Thanks for dropping by.Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-36870696685594108932009-01-14T18:27:00.000-05:002009-01-14T18:27:00.000-05:00It's so funny how different people experience the ...It's so funny how different people experience the smell of paperwhites differently. A long time ago I worked at a florist and it was verboten to send a pot of them to a hospital. It was just too much for some people and we certainly didn't want to make anyone sicker!<BR/><BR/>I've never seen that datura before. It's really quite beautiful.<BR/><BR/>btw, how lucky for you to see a towhee in your backyard!Dig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-33652660434301459942009-01-13T12:24:00.000-05:002009-01-13T12:24:00.000-05:00Victoria; thanks for dropping by. At least your ca...Victoria; thanks for dropping by. At least your cat is working hard.:)<BR/><BR/>Robin; Oh Girl! I am so glad that I was not the only one!<BR/><BR/>Nancy; I wish the smell wouldn't have effected me so, very sensitive.<BR/><BR/>Kim; I have the same problem with marigolds. I think they are the rottenest smelling things.<BR/><BR/>gardenprogress: I hope I have better luck with the hyacinths too.<BR/><BR/>spookydragonfly; It was worth a shot, now I know.<BR/><BR/>Jan; I was afraid to mention it also since so many seemed to be writing about them and liked them.<BR/><BR/>Jenny; thanks for dropping by. To say the smell was overpowering was to say the least.<BR/><BR/>Balisha; Thanks for dropping by. I hope the fragrance from the hyacinths are not so strong the make me sick. I want them so bad...<BR/><BR/>Susan; Oh, girl if only you could have warned me :)<BR/><BR/>Deb; I have known some people like that :)<BR/><BR/>Cindee; Oh my yes, some people do not certainly know how much perfume they have on. Wow, that gets to me too.<BR/><BR/>Barbara;LOL, the burnt electrical smell was bad enough:), no cat pee smells please.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments girls! I was almost afraid to write about the smell because so many people were writing about them and liked them. It is so good to know that I was not alone in my dislike of this beautiful flower. Great blooms, nasty smell.Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-56850643888932885922009-01-13T10:48:00.000-05:002009-01-13T10:48:00.000-05:00I have a friend who swears they smell like cat pee...I have a friend who swears they smell like cat pee. Needless to say, she only grew them once as well. I enjoy grocery store primula this time of year - they smell like spring to me.Barbarapchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09990013417063903768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-34337144997386121282009-01-12T22:42:00.000-05:002009-01-12T22:42:00.000-05:00I have had this happen with things and it is a bum...I have had this happen with things and it is a bummer. Oh well at least you tried it and they grew so that is fun!!! Hopefully the hyacinths won't do that. they are strong smelling though. I have the same problem when people marinate in their cologne. Yikes!CiNdEe's GaRdEnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118389145887562360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-65261609960977891002009-01-12T22:39:00.000-05:002009-01-12T22:39:00.000-05:00They are very pretty.. some people are like that t...They are very pretty.. some people are like that tooo.. sooo pretty but just not what they seem to be..<BR/>Thanks for the sharing.. <BR/>DebDebbies Doodlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02521109855011295580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-29717073619754079932009-01-12T18:30:00.000-05:002009-01-12T18:30:00.000-05:00LOL! I had the same experience with PW many years ...LOL! I had the same experience with PW many years ago. PW=Pee-yeeW!Susan Tomlinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532464326705599296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-88573405673181107252009-01-12T17:34:00.000-05:002009-01-12T17:34:00.000-05:00Hi Lynn, Ditto from me on the "fragrance " of pape...Hi Lynn, Ditto from me on the "fragrance " of paperwhites. I think you may like the hyacinths better...although they are very stongly scented. You wrote this pose very cleverly.Balishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298193443371503407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-20779403017324982432009-01-12T16:51:00.000-05:002009-01-12T16:51:00.000-05:00These flowers look like what we call johnquils, an...These flowers look like what we call johnquils, and yes the smell can be overpowering. Such a shame that something so pretty cam smell so bad.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15313502220068651587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-12673557701148012772009-01-12T16:32:00.000-05:002009-01-12T16:32:00.000-05:00I'm glad I'm not the only one! I wasn't going to m...I'm glad I'm not the only one! I wasn't going to mention it because so many gardeners have been 'raving' about forcing their paperwhite bulbs. I did the bulb thing, too-and have had the same outcome! Although, I haven't dumped them...I'm just 'ignoring' the scent:) While I'm not fond of the smell, they don't make me 'sick', so I can hang on a while longer. But when my son smelled them (they're in the kitchen, so you notice it when you walk near the sink) he asked what they were and I said paperwhites. He said they smell like poopy-wipes. (Sorry. I just had to say it:).<BR/>C ya later...<BR/>JanJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844013803699228989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-68348505724564078162009-01-12T14:32:00.000-05:002009-01-12T14:32:00.000-05:00Hey...A for effort! They are very pretty!Hey...A for effort! They are very pretty!spookydragonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05972127156968863571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-52324705719732370622009-01-12T13:49:00.000-05:002009-01-12T13:49:00.000-05:00How disappointing since they look so pretty! Hope...How disappointing since they look so pretty! Hope the hyacinths are more enjoyable.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-58690209281610512722009-01-12T12:41:00.000-05:002009-01-12T12:41:00.000-05:00ROFL...I planted daisies by our side entrance (the...ROFL...I planted daisies by our side entrance (the one everyone uses) and had so many complaints from my sons and hubby that I had to move them! Too bad things so pretty can smell sooooooo awful! Your paperwhites sure are pretty though! Kiminadvertent farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04383463809397445258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-90565821586386616302009-01-12T12:39:00.000-05:002009-01-12T12:39:00.000-05:00It is curious how different smells affect differen...It is curious how different smells affect different people. Your paperwhites are certainly pretty, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-36303001255538565302009-01-12T11:29:00.000-05:002009-01-12T11:29:00.000-05:00Oh Lona, we've had the same experience! This was t...Oh Lona, we've had the same experience! This was the first time I forced paperwhites too, and I won't do it again. Pe-uw! Stinky! Like you, I couldn't stand to toss them out, but once I moved them into the dining room they were okay. I found if I didn't disturb them in anyway, including watering them, they don't put off that awful fragrance! The blossoms are almost dried up now, so soon they will be tossed out, never to return again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-57564512337603904992009-01-12T11:12:00.000-05:002009-01-12T11:12:00.000-05:00That's such a shame, because they looked so lovely...That's such a shame, because they looked so lovely in your glass vase. I know lots of people find the scent a bit too much, but I'd never heard anyone describe it as a weird rubbery smell. However, as someone who is always smelling things (such as a dead mouse left by the cat under the coffee table) and being told I was "just imagining it", I am very sympathetic.Victoria Summerleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055381807236106596noreply@blogger.com