Wonderful! You have an osmanthus growing indoors? I have one planted by my back door. It blooms intermittently throughout the year, and I love to smell the blooms when I go into my back yard.

Hmm, no response from Jill.

Hello snasxs! My favorite plant for fragrance and elegance is the osmanthus fragrans, and you have written about several varieties that I am very interested in but cannot seem to find at any US nurseries. Specifically, you have said that the following varieties bloom practically all year. I am most curious as to which one has the strongest scent and the longest blooming time: - "Tian Xiang Tai Ge" Is Heavenly Fragrant Multi-storied Palace - "Ri Xiang Gui" Daily Fragrance - Jin Qiu Just as important, do you know where I can find one of these incredible plants? I would be happy with cuttings or a small one to start. To me these are the most special species so I would truly appreciate any guidance you can offer! Thanks! Kathryn Answer: Kathryn, I like them too. One has to smell it to understand us. I do not sell them however. But I checked the internet, they are readily available. The price is about $100 each. Are you sure you could not find them?

There is a hybrid tea called Mardi Gras but it is dark red. The orange one is the more recently introduced one by Keith Zary and is classed as a floribunda regardless of how it grows. It's up to the breeder to decide what class a rose is when he introduces it. There are many HTs that some people think should be floribundas and many floribundas that could have been classed as HTs. It doesn't matter. What the breeder says goes!