i have to confess, that i am not very good when it comes olfactorious abilities, or maybe i am just not tempted to see more in a rose than can be found, just because of it´s beauty. i respond very well to the scent of geraniol, but the scent of many roses bred by using asian species/varieties led to a fragrance very different from the classic rose-scent, and i´m beginning (very slowly, indeed), what for example the tee-rose-scent is about, because when i first made acquaintance with a tea, i could´t sense anything but the vague presence of an uncertain smell of raw vegetables, like peas, artichokes or aubergines.

anyway, i don´t know, what my charles de mills smells like, but for sure not so fabulously , that it would have impressed me for otherwise, i could remember it. unfortunatly the buds won´t open, because iis just beginning to get really cold here

i must confess that i´m not very good, when it comes to olfactorious abilities, or maybe í am just not tempted to see more in a rose than there is just because of it´s beauty. i´m quite good with the smell of geraniol, but modern varieties, bred by using asian species lack of that substance and i´m just beginning to learn, what the scent of tea-roses is about. the first time, i have made acquaintance with a tea (adam), the smell just vaguely reminded me of that of raw vegetables like artichokes, aubergines or peas. another thing is, that weather-conditions seem to be very important if the scent is noticeable or not (except for one variety; one of the few moderns, that really amaze me: frederic mistral, which has a fantastic scent under all conditions any time of the day)

anyway, i can´t tell, if my charles de mills is fragrant or not. at least not that much that it could have impressed me for otherwise, i would remember it. unfortunately, i don´t think the buds will open, because it is getting freezing cold here and i will have to wait until next june to get pictures of my charles de mills for you.