I brought everyone in for the winter and was delightfully surprised to find one of my three winter grow rooms smelled like cinnamon and flowers. It's a light and fresh fragrance, more potent at night, and even detectable beyond a closed door. It's LOVELY!
We finally tracked down and isolated the culprit in this pretty little mutt echeveria. I wish I knew ID but bought unlabeled.
Has anyone else noticed their succulents smell nice? Looking back I thought my sedum clavulatum emitted a nice fragrance but it was subtle.
by PophamSP
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The only rumor I got is Sedum Clavatum is fragrant but I never smelled it myself
Best paws occasionally smell like cucumber. It’s delightful. It took me forever to track down the scent; nothing was blooming and it didn’t occur to me that the fragrance was coming from those fat little paws!
You have a wonderful collection! What’s the name of that beauty in the first pic?
When mine flower they smell good
I just smelled my Sedum clavatum, and yeah, you’re right!
The leaves of some Aeoniums are very fragrant, too. Notably, A. canariense and hybrids thereof, like the popular ‘Blushing Beauty’ sometimes is. A. balsamiferum is another. It’s pretty strong right after a rain.
I can’t remember which of those two it is, but some say it smells like cat pee to them, so YMMV!
If it’s a cinnamon smell and a mutt how can I get my own??
Looks like pulidonis or Hercules! That’s interesting I’ve never noticed mine have a scent, but my Sedum clavatum consistently smells like candy! Sometimes it even wafts over from across my deck when there’s a breeze.
Could you tell me who the two friends are in the upper right of pic 3?
I’m guessing echeveria Lola for the pink one, but no clue about the green one. The leaves almost look like a hoya, but I didn’t think they had woody stems like that.
WHERE did u get the grow shelf and light setup!!? I recently moved mine inside and they aren’t getting enough light with my current setup, only like 500fc but that looks perfecttttt!!
This little echeveria is gorgeous. I can imagine how nice that scent must be.