Specialty Gardening: Ylang Ylang and Michelia question, 0 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
I have both the Cananga odorata var fruticosa and the regular Cananga odorata and the Desmos chinensis as well as a number of the Michelias. My regular Cananga odorata hasn't flowered for me yet, but it is only about three or four years old and has a way to go yet before it is mature enough to flower. My C. odorata var fruticosa and my Desmos chinensis have both flowered for me a number of times under varying conditions, and in fact, my C. odorata var. fruticosa is flowering right now in a very warm, very humid greenhouse. The whole plant has a musky fruity smell, but the flowers are no different than the leaves. I am not impressed with the dwarf's or with the Desmos chinensis's flowers and am holding out hope that the regular Cananga's flowers smell better. I got my regular Cananga from TopTropicals, and my dwarf Cananga from Natural Selections and my Desmos chinensis from Gardino's.