I remember learning/reading that since a flower's main purpose is to attract pollinators, either they look pretty (nice colours) or smell good, or maybe both. Consequently, white flowers typically smell really good since they don't have much going for them with colour. This is seen (or smelled) in most white flowers; jasmine, tuberose etc. However, the pear tree, decided to be the exception to this rule, with pretty while flowers that smell horrendous! They smell like rotting garbage!!! I don't know what pollinators are attracted to! Blech!
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