What's that smell?

Mmmmm, what's that smell? It is officially spring in Southern California when neighbors walk down the street in the evening with a blissful smile on their faces murmering, "What is that wonderful smell?" Actually, it is a dual between a tree and a vine for who is the most fragrant. There is no contest for who is most beautiful.

In the past 48 hours the weather turned from 65 to 75 degrees and that was all it took. Pop opened the flowers and it is paradise. The best all-around winner is pink jasmine or Jasminium polyanthum. It is a stunning cloud of pink white star shaped flowers and a fragrance that just fills a room. In Southern California terms it is a flash in the pan, only blooming about six weeks, but what a heavenly six weeks it is.This specimen is only five years old and it perfumes the evening with a cloud of wonderful rich fragrance. There is also a wonderful cultivar Jasminium polyanthum "Variegatum" that has variegated leaves that adds year-round interest.

In my opinion the winner for most fragrant is is an inconspicuous little white flower on an unremarkable tree- NEED TEXT NEED TEXT NEED TEXT NEED TEXT