Azara microphylla

On a breezy day in March the whole garden smells of vanilla . I have a friend who says it smells of custard and another who says it smell of chocolate , so everyone seems to consort the smell with sweet solid food of some sorting . But I think it is by all odds vanilla . It is not just a faint , elusive whiff like that of violets . It really pervades the garden ; the tiny yellow tuft of Azaramicrophyllapack a punch quite out of proportion to their very modest sizing . The flowers are best see from underneath the branch . As you may see they are similar to those of Mimosa but much smaller . There are no petals , just little tuft of stamens which arise from between the axil of the leave . The leaf are little ; hence the name ‘ microphylla’ . They are glistening and arrange on the branches in a herringbone pattern a bit like those ofCotoneaster horizontalis , except the leaves are of unequal size . The tree is evergreen and so has a pleasing appearance all year around . The tree descend from Chile where it is call rather adorably ‘ Chin - Chin’ . We call it ‘ Azara ‘ after an eighteenth century Spanish naturalist : Felix de Azara . It can acquire to about 20 ft tall but I had one in a previous garden which was many class old and it was no tall than about 14 ft . It involve a sheltered posture ; my previous one was in the shelter of a woodland garden but now I get it with the tribute of a paries . The last two hard winters blackened some of the leaves but it recuperate and it looks wonderful this twelvemonth .

you may get a variegated one which is slower growing but I do n’t know why you would want to when this one has such nice glossy parting . If you love the odour of vanilla and have a sheltered spot thenAzara microphyllais the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree to go for .

36 Responses toAzara microphylla

I ’m tempt by that one !

This is the 2nd time in 2 weeks that I ’ve come across a reference to this plant . rosiness in my favorite colour and perfume too ! Although I ca n’t ever recall see it locally , my garden guide claims it ’s worthy for my country so I think I may have to hunt about for it ( provided that I can find a home to put it , that is ) .

It attend like a beautiful humble tree with a very pleasant fragrance . I care I could maturate it !

Mmmmm – vanilla extract , custard , cocoa – I can sense a patty in the shit Chloris 🙂 It ’s amazing how such tiny heyday can tamp such a clout perfume wise .

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