Blommar said: The source regarding scent is the Stimart and Boyle article referenced in The Zinnia Breeder's Handbook that you mentioned you have.
Great info. Thank you! I do have the book. It's quite a treasure! My question was actually prompted after reading a post in a FB Zinnia Breeding group where a person stated they had 3 zinnias that had a honeysuckle scent. This is a person that seems to post honestly so it caught my attention. I will find and read through the Stimart and Boyle article, but in the meantime, have you ever experienced a zinnia with sweet scent?
Blommar said:
Lots of flo era don't have scent. There are several theories about how bees find flowers. They include visual cues (bees see at a different spectrum than we do, according to my bee keeper friend. David Attenborough did a special about bees and talked about he protons they pick up while they fly and the negativity charged flowers which are grounded. He liked them to opposite magnets, essentially. Maybe bees can't smell?!
Very interesting. I'll watch that video. I have to say, for a person that hasn't been interested in science much, this hobby is certainly changing that.
Thank you again.
