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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 12:57 pm Post subject: You’ll have to be a genius to figure this out! |
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It’s a long story, but anyway….I’m looking for a particular flower for someone special. All I know is that the first three letters of this flower are “hyd…..” (I’m about 99% sure of this), apparently you can buy them at Lowes or Home Depot, it has a very pleasant fragrance and will have blossoms in May.
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Hi mccormij, judging by the letters the first one that springs to mind is "Hydrangea". Ring any bells?
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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That was my guess too Frank
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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Well, there is hydrilla, but I doubt that Lowes would carry it since it is an aquatic invasive nuisance, almost as bad as hyacinths.
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe hypericum or hyacinth or hyssop.
I know you said hyd but apart from hydrangea there aren't any plants that I know of starting with hyd so I just thought I'd throw these in anyway. 
Hope you manage to get what you are looking for.
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for all your help. I'm thinking it may be a hydrangea based on what you guys have said, although I was just told by someone on another forum that hydrangeas don't have a scent...is this true? If it is, then the flower I'm looking for is definitely not a hydrangeas (I'm for sure that whatever I'm looking for has a very pleasant fragrance)
P.S. I forgot the mention before that it would have blossoms in May and that it's a type of plant that would be in a persons front yard (in other words, not aquatic or wild etc.)
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I've never had an hydrangea that has any scent but for the life of me I can't think what else it could be. 
Does it grow from a bulb?
Is it a shrub?
Do you know what colour of flowers it has?
What shape of flowers it has.
How tall is it?
Is it evergreen?
I really don't know that there are any other plants with the letters you've given us. 
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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i had to re-post this below
Last edited by mccormij on Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:49 pm; edited 2 times in total
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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Could well be, Hyacinth blooms in spring is renowned for it's sweet fragrance. 
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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sorry I probably should have done this sooner and I hate to keep bugging everyone about this but this will probably clear things up a little.
Basically I have a this letter and I need to identify the flower mentioned in it here's the excerpt "...smell a hyd [the word was never finished that's all the letters I have because the person who wrote this wasn't sure how to spell it so it could be hyd.. or hya... I don't know]. Whether you find some in somebody's yard or go to Lowes in their flower dept., you have to smell them because I can guarantee you it will be one of the best five seconds of your life."
The letter was dated in May so I just assume its in blossom at that time.
Again I hate to draw this out and if this doesn't clear anything up I think I'll go with a hyacinth because the consensus seems to be that a hydrangea has little or no fragrance
Thanks, everyone, you've been a big help
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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 I think you're on the right track with Hyacinth.
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| Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:09 am Post subject: |
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Definately sounds like hyacinths to me too. They have the lovliest scent imagineable. Better get a move on though if you want to have them in bloom this year!!
Here's a website for you to look at as it gives you lots of info about growing these lovely flowers.
http://www.flower-garden-bulbs.com/hyacinths.html
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