JoanH

Hi, can any keen gardeners in Turkey help me find out the name of a shrub? It is an evening flowering shrub with a very heavy scent, the flowers are in clusters and are white/green. It looks as if it maybe a kind of honeysuckle.
Thanks Joan

Rachels100

Could it be a jasmine?

LindaA

Hi Joan,

we have a very heavily scented large shrub near the front of our apartment entrance, it's evening scented and it's beautiful, I found out it's called oleander, and you see it in all the plant nurseries. It has small white flowers and smells heavenly.

What I also found out is that it's heavily toxic, 1/4 lb of leaves can kill a horse apparently !
So not ideal for an apartment block with small children or dogs, or people who like to eat plants !

Linda

Raysalaff

I have found this info on the Orleander, it does look like the Jasmine flower but It, as have been said very Toxic.

http://www.vet.purdue.edu/depts/addl/toxic/plant52.htm

Gail

I may be way off here, but could it be Melissa as that has a very strong scent.

pebble

I was thinking melissa too......

Raysalaff

I thought that Melissa was Lemon Balm a herb with a pungent lemony smell

http://www.homeherbs.com/0/product/...CFSd6QgodyFooYA

KayaKoyuOldBoy

We've been told it's of the Jasmine family. NOT Melissa which is an annual.

JoanH

Thanks for all your replies, and apologies for putting my question in the wrong place. I know it is not oleander or melissa. It maybe a jasmine but I do not know of a night scented one. It does not smell during the day. I have asked the name of it in several places but the locals did not know the "english" or latin name for it. They usually call it evening honeysuckle. However in Northern Cyprus a shopkeeper told me a name but I am sure he was having a joke as he told me it was called (I am not being offensive here, just repeating what he called it) Pakistaninightia or pakistania?!! Any other suggestions? Joan