The catalog said my rose was supposed to be fragrant but it isnt. Why?
Sense of smell varies from person to person just as the sense of taste varies. Some varieties provide a fragrance that everyone may smell and others may be more subjective. For instance: John and I and three others of our staff were in the garden checking fragrance. The beautiful, deep pink, climber Viking Queen produced a fragrance that John and two others found outstanding. One of the staff and I could smell nothing. I know a rose breeder who says he can never smell any fragrance on a yellow rose.
