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Flowers with no scent

19 years ago

Somebody please let me know if the Buddha's Hand blooms normally have no smell. I know there's some BH growers here.

Karyn

Comments (6)

  • 19 years ago

    Hey there Karyn,
    You might also try posting your question on www.citrus.forumup.org I have found that site to be very knowledgable and helpful. Good luck, Stephanie

  • 19 years ago

    Thanks Stephanie. How have you been? I didn't make it up to the nursery to see if he was going to put anything on an end of season sale but I might drop by his house : )
    Karyn

  • 19 years ago

    My mom's has some blooms on it right now, I cant remember if mine had a smell or not. I can let you know when hers open soon. Sometimes when temps are cooler flower scents arent as strong in general.
    ~SJN

  • 19 years ago

    It's definitely not cool in the plant room when the lights are on. It's easily 75-80 F so I don't think it's the temp. It has absolutely no scent. My other citrus varieties that are blooming inside smell wonderful.
    Karyn

  • 19 years ago

    Hi karyn,
    A blossom finally opened up today (the first ones got knocked off by the wind). There is a very very faint orange blossom scent. You can hardly smell it. It is around 50 today so I dont know if weather has anything to do with it (oh well ). The leaves smell much nicer than many of the other citrus, when crushed though :) Too bad the BH blossoms don't smell like lemon blossoms! I would just grow them for the scent alone lol. Hoping to get some BH fruit soon. Have any of yours started to develop?
    ~SJN

  • 19 years ago

    My BH is absolutely loaded with flowers but the fruit isn't holding. It stays on until it's about 2" then drops. I don't know if it's because it's inside or maybe it's just a young tree. I have more branches that are developing bud clusters and maybe some of those will hold. I'm disappointed that the fruit is dropping especially because the flowers didn't have a scent. I grow citrus more for the smell of the flowers than anything else. It is a pretty tree but without fruit or nice smelling blooms it's kind of a waste. I'll see what happens in a year. If it still drops all the fruit then it will be looking for a new home. It's interesting that yours has a smell, mine has nothing, zero, zip. The leaves do smell nice when crushed as does the immature fruit. If you like nice smelling citrus try a Bergamot. I'm going to get one in the spring.

    Karyn

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