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Just read that 85% of a flower's scent is released at night, from a book on plant biology.
It makes me rethink how we arrange evening event bouquets. Has anyone else picked a bloom specifically for its night fragrance?
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james_campbell1217d ago
Oh wow, that's a crazy high percentage. Makes you wonder if our whole idea of a "nice smell" is totally day-biased. What if some night scents are actually too strong or weird for our daytime noses, and we've just been missing a whole side of them? Could be why some evening flowers smell kinda funky or intense to us.
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jesse_green559d ago
Totally agree about the day bias. Our noses are probably tuned for sunlight hours. Night flowers might be speaking a whole different scent language we just don't get.
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rodriguez.felix17d ago
That bit about scent release at night is spot on. I remember a gardening show saying night blooming jasmine is so strong it can fill a whole backyard after dark. It makes you realize how much we miss by only enjoying flowers during the day. Planning evening events around that kind of fragrance is a smart move.
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