Are fragrant snowdrops common

[daveyp1970]

The reason ask this question is that i potted up a few Galanthus Elwesii and one of them is really fragrant i plan to keep this one isolated,i can't imagine the perfume off this plant once it has bulked up.Could you please tell me if there are any others i could collect.

[Brian Ellis]

Off the top of my head as the others are all, no doubt, at the Gala!
Galanthus 'Curly'
G. plicatus can be fragrant
G. 'Bess'
G. reginæ-olgæ 'Cambridge' - wallflowers
G. 'Compton Court'
G. 'Ginn's imperati' - bitter almonds
G. 'Kyre Park' - violet
scented
G. 'Nothing Special' heavily scented
G. 'S.Arnott' - honey as is Galanthus 'Seagull'

It has to be said that, like all scents, it depends on your nose  Of course if they are pot-grown they can be brought inside to enhance the experience, but outside you are lucky if, at this time of the year (especially this year), you get a good sunny day to spread the scent round the garden!

[Maggi Young]

G. 'Ginn's imperati' - bitter almonds

I've read this description of the scent of Ginn's Imperati before and I have to say it puzzles me greatly. 
To me the description denotes a "dangerous" scent, that is to say a scent  which flags up the fact of a  poisonous nature ... and I cannot say that I detect any such note to the fragrance, which I find very appealing.
Perhaps my sense of smell is odd.... or perhaps I'll just eat anything!

[daveyp1970]

Thank you Brian,thats incredible i would have never thought there would be such a range.
Maggie i have just spotted Ginns imperati on ebay so i think i will try a lucky bid and see if i can get it.
The fragrance from mine i thought smelt of parma violet sweets my wife thinks lily of the valley.

[Diane Clement]

Galanthus 'Brenda Troyle' has a lovely scent, to me reminiscent of Narcissus jonquilla

[Brian Ellis]

Ah yes Diane, I forgot her

[steve owen]

There was a famous film involving Bo Derek, honey and rose petals ( further details available via private message). Rev Hailstone smells like that - a sweet scent almost as good as Daphne bholua.

[Maggi Young]

Goodness me, Biggles, I can't tell you how impressed I am that you are familiar with the scent of Bo Derek...............

[KentGardener]

Trymlet seems a heavy scented one - I think maybe a 'bitter almond' smell too (though I am not really sure what bitter almonds would smell like - but the words seem to fit for some reason )

[Alan_b]

Today I walked into a large room full of snowdrops for sale and their scent was very noticeable.

[mark smyth]

My Marks Tall has a fabulous scent

Sally's Double smells of a musty book

[RichardW]

was sorting out some drops for sale/swap this morning at home, much nicer in front of the log burner than sat on a cold concrete floor at work  and it didn't take long for the room to fill with scent, had approx 200 nivalis to pack up and they were noticably scented once warmed up.

someone gave me a Reverend Hailstone recently, the scent from that having been in a warm car was lovely & very strong.

[daveyp1970]

Thank you everybody for suggestions i have a super list know to go at.

[chasw]

Bertram Anderson ianother,and it must be quite strong as the wife can actually catch the fragrance also