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elaeagnus: tiny flowers, terrific scent

for Macro Mondays:smell

 

In this season, the broad dark green leaves of elaeagnus are interspersed with small clusters of the most fragrant little flowers.

 

We first made the acquaintance of elaeagnus as a hedge bordering a French car park where we left the car to visit Maison Prévert.

 

Home again, we bought one for ourselves which, in contrast to the small size of the flowers, now grows 6 to 8 feet high near the stream in our garden.

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Uploaded on September 13, 2021