I detected the scent of this shrub in the air long before I saw it, and it filled me with nostalgia for my garden back in Portsmouth, Virginia. It is one of the plants I left behind when I moved to Arizona. How does one describe a smell? To me the dominant aroma is spicy, like cloves, but sweet. It smells the way clove chewing gum tastes.
Koreanspice viburnum (Viburnum carlesii), at Boerner Botanical Gardens, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Mock almond (Prunus glandulosa), at Boerner Botanical Gardens, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Cucumber magnolia (Magnolia acuminata), at Boerner Botanical Gardens, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), at Boerner Botanical Gardens, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Disheveled song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) at Horicon National Wildlife Refuge, Wisconsin. It was a very windy day.
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Yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia) at Horicon National Wildlife Refuge, Wisconsin.
Bleeding heart.
Lamprocapnos spectabilis at Boerner Botanical Garden, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Dithyramb 