hesperis matronalis
I saw a beautiful photo of these on the web last year and read about how sweet they smell on spring nights. I decided to grow a whole batch from seed. I was very proud of the results, because I don't think I had had success with seeds other than zinnias before, and I actually managed to produce about two dozen containers of seedlings.
After all the watering, shading and snail picking I did, imagine my surprise when I discovered them growing wild, in abundance, in the shade of the lime tree at the farm. I could have simply transplanted them from there...
Pictured is one of my seedlings, which are now waist high, in its sweetly scented flower.
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