Fragrant Schefflera

Nov 01, 2003 2 Replies

My neighbours here in South Australia where I live grow a plant that gives off an amazing perfume on warm summer evenings. It stands about



2m tall and looks very much like a variety of schefflera (umbrella plant) with clusters of small tubular flowers. I would like very much to grow it myself. The thing is: which variety of schefflera can it be? My internet search indicated schefflera varieties are not fragrant. Can anyone help?

Cheers.


Sounds like a night blooming jasmine to me, not a true jasmine but Cestrum nocturnum. I grow them as houseplants from cuttings I took while visiting Florida.

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