That's not pepper.

[vakkotaur]

Arriving home from work one evening I noticed a somewhat peppery smell. This was rather odd. It took me a moment to realize what it really was. It was the neighbor's big lilac bush. While I like lilac, I don't recall ever experiencing it at that intensity before. I was certainly not expecting lilac to seem peppery. Yet I've gotten the same impression a few times since, so it seems to be the case that a really intense lilac fragrance seems pepper-like.

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I've experienced that with another flower...

[haystack.livejournal.com]

My grandmother used to grow roses and other flowers along the road-facing side of her home. Cute little roses, not the gigantic sort, and although it was never an award-winning flower garden she did put her heart into keeping the plants healthy.

Her roses looked nice, but they smelled just like black pepper to me.