Luculia
In winter some of the most gorgeous perfumed plants flower, the luculia (Luculia gratissima). It has rose pink flowers with a strong perfume, which is often described as being somewhere between a gardenia and a vanilla fragrance.
Luculia "pinceana" a rare shrub from southern Asia with a deliciously sweet scent. Throughout fall and winter, when most plants lack color, it bursts forth with a stunning display of pink blooms. The flowers appear in large trusses that resemble Hydrangeas. This is a cool-climate plant and may not thrive in warm conditions.
Luculias are evergreen shrubs with rounded, often irregular growth habits. In the wild they are said to reach 6m (20′), but in cultivation they are usually around the 3-4m (9-12′) mark. In winter scented, pink flowers appear on the ends of the stems, in large clusters up to 20cm (8″) across.
Is currently found from the Himalayas to southern China, Mountain zones where the frosts aren’t too severe, or cooler coastal areas of Australia.
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