Hmmmm, I never thought of Caladium blooms having a fragrance! How close do you have to be to smell it?

LOL, Nigella it better late than never answering your question.

I had this plant in a planter by the front door the planter was waist height on a partially enclosed porch. As I went to open the door I smelled a fragrance went in search of it and discovered it coming from the caladium. It was in the evening.

I wonder if people do not smell it because of planting in the ground and in a more open space.