I was with my mother once, at Longwood Gardens which has a
conservatory, and she pointed out a plant to me whose blooms smelled
like being inside a bakery.  I think it has small, purple flowers, but
I'm not sure.  I'd like to know what this plant is.

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 02 Nov 2002 07:50 PST

Is the comment sufficient answer?

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Clarification of Question by ret-ga on 02 Nov 2002 08:35 PST

Hi there, 

Thanks for your comment, but the the flowers were not geraniums. I
have smelled many varieties of scented geraniums and while they all
smell differently, they still have a common underscent (?) (due to the
geranium itself).  These flowers definitely did not have that
underscent. They were very sweet smelling, similary to a cake baking.

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Request for Question Clarification by digsalot-ga on 02 Nov 2002 09:29 PST

Was that bakery smell the smell of fresh baked chocolate goodies?

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Clarification of Question by ret-ga on 06 Nov 2002 07:23 PST

Hi there, 

Sorry for the delay in answering. To the best of my recollection, the
flowers did not have a distinctive chocolate smell.

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Request for Question Clarification by tar_heel_v-ga on 06 Nov 2002 07:27 PST

I think the flower you are looking for is Bulbophyllum lasiochillum,
an orchid family member.  The flowers are dark maroon and the scent is
like buttered bread.  If this is the flower, please let me know if
this is it and I will clarify and reference.

-THV

ret-ga,

The flower you are looking for is from the orchid family, in the
Bulbophyllum genus.  This particular species is the Bulbophyllum
lasiochillum.  You can see a photo of the bloom here:
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/2287/images/bulbo_lasiochillum.jpg
and here: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/2287/1b_e.htm

It has the scent of bread and butter.

Thank you for your question.  If you need any further clarification,
please let me know.

Regards,

-THV

Search Strategy:
flower "smell like bread"

Reference:
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/2287/1b_e.htm

Hi,

Perhaps this is the plant you're looking for.

There is a group of scented pelargoniums, often known as scented
geraniums  which fragrances include various mints, rose, lemon,
almond, orange, nutmeg, strawberry, ginger, peach, camphor, and even
chocolate!
http://www.recipegoldmine.com/gardengary/gg13.html

Variegated Nutmeg Geranium 
This plant has small miniature leaves in light green and cream "hit
and miss" variegation. It's leaves are very small, velvety and they
really do smell like nutmeg.
http://www.geocities.com/kaslkaos/indoorgarden.html

Here they say the leaves smell like pizza, apple, lemon, peach, and
many more
http://www.spies.com/~alaina/kidgarden/food.html

Thanks

--Bobbie7-ga