Listing of most violently fragrant plants - opinions wanted
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Highly-Fragrant Plants--let's list our favorites!
Comments (52)My faves...... *Nicotiana alata (common evening flowering white) *Datura inoxia *Matthiola incana (started blooming in 90+ degree temps!) *Clarkia elegans (Clarkia amoena does not have a fragrance) *Lilac *Blue Elderberry (Sambucus mexicana).....Native to Eastern WA. I'm scoping out seeds around the corner from me...empty lot. It's a matter of getting them before the birds do though LOL! They are still in flower and smells soooo heavenly :O *Common Milkweed (give it it's own area!) I've been yanking out runners this year 15' away from the mother plant...runners didn't start until year 4! *Phlox paniculata As far as foul smelling: *Pelargonium x hortorum *Ginkgo biloba....steer clear of females; their fruit are extremely foul smelling!! *Ligustrum obtusifolium (Privet) *Juniper (I think it smells of cat urine) Of course most herbs, however there is no smell until leaves or flowers(of some) are crushed,rubbed, etc. Some people think Catmint smells like cat urine. Not sure which Nepeta they have, but mine sure smells much more pleasant than that LOL!...See Moremost fragrant plants by ranking
Comments (95)Gardenias are only difficult to grow in climates with dry air, especially dry climates that are very hot and sunny. I think it would grow better in Southern California if it were put inside a humid greenhouse during the Summer. The fruit of Quince is fragrant too, the most wonderful smell, very floral and almost a hint of violets. There's a particular odor within the aroma that is one of the elements in the smell of pears, I can pick up on, but the overall fragrance is definitely not like pears. I am talking about fruiting quince (Cydonia oblonga), not ornamental flowering quince. Some people used to leave a basket of quince in the kitchen to make things smell nicer, or even hang quince in the closet. I think grapefruit is very fragrant too, as well as Bergamot Orange (not really good for eating though). If you live further north you can grow Yuzu....See Morelooking for Most fragrant plants that are hardy in my zone5/6
Comments (13)Hi there! I grew up in Pgh and know some of the plants that my mom grows now. If you have good soil and a sheltered location, you can grow datura for evening fragrance, it doesn't get very big but it will die down in the fall. My mom had no problems with it coming back and reseeding like crazy every summer. There some color variations you can get, like the white, or light purple ones, and some yellow ones too. I saw them for sale in Jung seed catalogs. Also, it's an annual but you can grow some really nice nicotiania (flowering tobacco), it smells great! My mom has a carolina allspice shrub, she loves it! Smells best in the morning. Also, for vines, moonflowers are great for night time fragrance or if you want to make an all white moon garden! You could get the moonflowers and the daturas and (if they have it) some white flowering tobacco. It smells great at night too, no matter what color it is. :) If you have shade (or plant at the base of your shrubs), you could get some viola odorata (sweet violets), there are some nice colors out there, my mom planted royal robe and queen charlotte in Pgh, and they smell wonderful! She got those from bluestone perennials, in case you need a source. Hope this helps ya! :)...See MoreWhat is the most fragrant plumeria?
Comments (39)I highly recommend Inca Gold. It has what I describe as a classic 'frangipani' fragrance, similar to Celadine and Singapore, and is almost as strong. It definitely has a 'waftability factor'. I have to say as far as fragrance goes, it is the best of the ones I have. And Iike that it is a pure, solid, bright yellow, instead of mostly white like Celadine. My second is my Key West Red, which is a gorgeous deep red, and smells like roses. Miami Rose is next, while I love the fragrance;coconut, it is very light and doesn't project at all. And I like it's deep pink color. I have to say my biggest disappointment has been my Kauka Wilder. Not only does it not bloom every year, its fragrance is very disappointing. While it is amazing to look at, and I think the colors are even deeper and more intense than they were when it first bloomed, it goes from not having much fragrance at all, to having one that I don't find very appealing. The first time it bloomed, two years ago, I thought the fragrance was kind of a weak version of a blend of rose and jasmine, but this year, I smelled it this afternoon and it had hardly any fragrance at all. I smelled it tonight when I got home from work, and while it had a bit more fragrance, it had that jasmine/rose aspect, but I also smelled radishes! I've smelled a radish or nasturtium-type scent on plumerias before and I find it very odd and unappealing. I remember going to the Dean Conklin Grove on Oahu years ago and smelling what was called a Kauka WIlder tree and loving the fragrance; it smelled like a tropical fruit salad or punch. I vowed I had to have one. I wonder if it was a different tree I was smelling? I've heard that many of the trees in that grove are mislabeled....See Morejeff_al
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