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You learn something every day or I am sorry

18 years ago

All of you know the saying: "You learn something every day" right?

Well, I learned a whole lot with this Mammillaria plumosa. I learned its flowers have the sweetest scent! In this case, the entire greenhouse smelled nicely even with most most of the plastic having been torn out by Wilma.

I am sorry I can't share the scent with you.

Enjoy the plant, however.

Emy

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tequila
18 years ago
WOW, look at that plumosa, It is a BIG one
Alfonso
rosemariero
18 years ago
I have never thought to smell the blooms on mine (I have the pink variety). I'll have to remember to do that. Nice, BIG specimen you have there!

Oh! That LSNED saying is one of my favorites & most used! :)
~R
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deefar
18 years ago
That is a beauty. What size pot is it in?

Dawn
shrubs_n_bulbs
18 years ago
Wow! That is quite something.
emyemy
Original Author
18 years ago
Dawn, The pot is 14 inches in diameter and 3 inches tall.

Rosemarie, My pink flowered one also smells nicely.

Emy
billinsc
18 years ago
I had heard that they smelled very nice. I was surprised when several folks here posted their M. plumosas in bloom, and did not mention the scent. My two plumosas in their 4 inch pots have not volunteered to bloom yet. They do seem to grow pretty fast, and I do highly anticipate their eventual blooming..
Bill in SC
cactusdan19
18 years ago
Emy,
That is huge!!! Mine put on a nice show this fall, now time to put them back in the basement. M. elongata should bloom soon. Keep it up.
Dan
luthien79
18 years ago
Lovely clump you got there.

Toni-Marie
rodiq
18 years ago
Gorgeous!!!! Congratulations and thanks for sharing. I envy you, that's for sure :P~.

Rodica.
ooojen
18 years ago
Beautiful plant!
I wonder whether some have a considerably stronger scent than others, or whether they're primarily fragrant at certain times of the day; I've never noticed the fragrance when mine bloomed, either, and my sense of smell is usually pretty sharp.
emyemy
Original Author
18 years ago
I think that time of day has a lot to do with it. I have noticed that this plant and many cacti as well as succulents such as cyanchum smell the strongest during the hot hours of the day. Other succulents, such as Pachypodium lamerei smell the strongest during the early hours of the evening.

Emy
Lynn
18 years ago
Very nice! Thanks for sharing with us!

WindsurfGirl
greenlarry
18 years ago
That is quite astounding!
shrubs_n_bulbs
18 years ago
I had a good sniff today, admittedly not as many flowers as this, and I couldn't smell anything :(
richardiraha12
7 years ago
Emyemy, im about to buy my first one. How do you grow/water yours? I see youre in miami. Im in ft lauderdale. Any advice for growing in our zone?
Lydia Kennedy
7 years ago
I'm in love!!

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