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Monday - July 11, 2005
From: Rock Island, IL
Region: Midwest
Topic: Plant Identification
Title: Possible cinnamon-scented plants in Mississippi delta
Answered by: Joe Marcus and Nan Hampton
QUESTION:
I used to live in Mississippi and now live in Illinois. I am trying to find what plant or tree has a strong cinnamon-like scent that fills the air. I noticed this scent driving through the delta in Mississippi. Yesterday, I was at a park near the Mississippi River in Illinois and noticed that scent again. I have asked but nobody seems to know. Thank you very much.ANSWER:
Here are some possibilities for your cinnamon-scented plant:
1. Dodecatheon meadia, Pride of Ohio or Shootingstar
2. Dioscorea oppositifolia (formerly Dioscorea batatas), Cinnamon vine
3. Hesperis matronalis, Dame's Rocket
The next time you smell the cinnamon-like scent, perhaps you will be able to determine which one it is (or if it is one) of these.
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