i was looking at plants in the wild (my acres and uncle's farm past that) the other day; mostly only in bud right now, it has been a very cool summer; the same as many other forest species this year, though, they seem to have heavier budding than last year--which again suggests that winter precipitation (not available til spring) and protection afforded by the heavier snow, is more important to the next year's flowering than is precip in the same year--
that means, that after the winter with lots of snow, and staying late, the forest plants are blooming more this year, even though the spring and summer have been dry, than last year when it rained a lot...
diane, i have never noticed fragrance, would probably have to lay on the ground to smell it... nearly have to for photos, but not quite...lol
