Guest guest Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 At 06:18 PM 12/28/2006, you wrote: >I have a pressing question... > >I just opened an email from a customer who wanted to know if I used >petunia oil in any of my perfumes and if not could I tell her where >she could find some. I am trying to remember if I ever smelled >petunias, I have I feeling but that they did not have very memorable >smell. I did a search and found out that petunias and tobacco is >related. I wonder... >Can anybody chime in please? > >TIA > >Ruth Hi Ruth There are some petunias that smell glorious at night. The purple flowered ones I grew in upstate New York were intoxicating. There is no EO or absolute from them. Night blooming tobacco also has a glorious scent, again, no EO or absolute. Anya McCoy Anya's Garden of Natural Perfume http://anyasgarden.com Artisan Natural Perfumers Guild http://artisannaturalperfumers.org Natural Perfumers Community Group / Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Edited to correct topposting: Ruth Ruane wrote: > I have a pressing question... > > I just opened an email from a customer who wanted to know if I used > petunia oil in any of my perfumes and if not could I tell her where > she could find some. I am trying to remember if I ever smelled > petunias, I have I feeling but that they did not have very memorable > smell. I did a search and found out that petunias and tobacco is > related. I wonder... > Can anybody chime in please? > > TIA > > Ruth Hi Ruth, I've never smelled petunia oil, but petunias don't have a pleasant odor. It's a very " green " and harsh scent, not floral at all. Not sure if this will help at all. I would think that if she has smelled a nice petunia oil, that it wasn't natural. Mel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Night blooming tobacco also has a glorious scent, again, no EO or absolute. Anya McCoy Hi Anya, Ruth Just bought some seeds of the tobacco ......from my local nursery... the particular one you are referring to is the Sylvestris variety isn't it Anya ...... pure white.... Janita Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Thanks Anya, Janita and Mel, that helps a bit, but if the natural essence of petunia really does not exist is there another natural essence which smells *similar* to petunias? What do petunias smell like? and I am also wondering if anybody has any ideas for adding a petunia note to a blend? Sorry for all the questions it's just that I am nervous about giving the correct information to the interested party but I know this is the best place to find it. Ruth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 I am trying to remember if I ever smelled petunias, I have I feeling but that they did not have very memorable smell. I did a search and found out that petunias and tobacco is related. I wonder...Can anybody chime in please? TIA Ruth > A nurserywoman chiming in here: petunias, esp. the blue-lavender range and the older varieties, have a very sweet soft powdery scent, a strong hint of vanilla and maybe some lily. Their foliage is sticky but not scented (I once had to cut back an entire huge commercial greenhouse of petunias which had botrytis, they are very sticky!). Though related to Nicotianas, the scent is different; Nicotiana, esp. N. alata (the most fragrant) has a lower note, less vanilla though still very sweet. N. sylvestris, while taller and more floriferous is not quite as fragrant to me as N. alata. And of course they are night blooming while Petunias give their scent all day. One would think a tincture or maceration would give a nice start, though I would not use big-box store blooms (pesticide use). They're pretty fast from seed to flower,and easy to please. Wouldn't take too long for you to capture their essence yourself, if you have the room. The excellent seed catalog The Fragrant Path would have good seed varieties for you to start with, I expect. --Judith, whose greenhouse and gardens are knee deep in snow. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 This has been a very interesting topic. All the Petunias I've ever smelled were in, and from, local nurseries. None of them had much of a scent to speak of, never mind pleasant. The slight green scent I experienced, I don't really care for. Only really noticable, when sniffing closely. Thank you for the seed link, I will definitely check them out, when it's time for seed orders again. I'd love to smell the petunias that were discussed here. They sound lovely. ne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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