All of my viburnums (5 burkwoodii's, Korean spice, Juddii, carlessi,) All of my clethras (a 15' long alnifola patch, Hummingbirds, and a half dozen Ruby Spice) Native Azaleas (arboresens, antlanticum, austrinum, bakerii's, canescens, prunipholium, schlippenbachi, vasyea, viscosums,) and the 30-50 fragrant hybrids in between (from Lady Barbara to Lemon Drop) Lilly of the Valley Vaccinium 'High Sierra' Magnolia 'Goldstar' Saracocca Daphne 'oblongonta' Peonies And I'm sure that I've overlooked a few as I take mental inventory this late December evening. Scent is as important as seeing in the garden.

I would second that. I am currently looking for a replacement due to accidently giving my only one away. If anyone has any good lead I think I would greatly appreciate it...and maybe uguy hair too.

That scent derives from 'R. multiflora', and can be found in those roses with a lot of it in their ancestry -- Hybrid Musks and Polyanthas especially. I have 'Marie Pavie' in the front yard, and can smell it from my front door. In the back, most of the "musk" scent lingering in the yard comes from 'Bubble Bath', a Hybrid Musk I have trained as a climber against the fence. When "Darlow's Enigma" gets going, I can smell that from far away as well. 'Clotilde Soupert' has the scent, but it doesn't travel as far. Interestingly, I find that the true musk rose -- 'R. moschata' -- is scented more noticeably of cloves, but there's still the "musk scent" underneath. You'll find a slight variation on this scent among the non-Tea Noisettes. I have 'R. moschata' and its offspring 'Reverend Seidel', the latter of which smells like a mix of 'R. moschata' and "Darlow's Enigma". This makes sense since it has both 'R. moschata' and 'R. multiflora' in its parentage. :-) ~Christopher

Thank you Vapor for your kind words. Sautesmom, I have Elle just a year old, but yours is beautiful and I'm looking forward to seeing mine grow. Paul, Marianne is a stunner as well as Konigen von Danemark. I have Etienne of yours and he is doing great! I've been trying for a while to get my hands on Joyce and Marianne with no luck unfortunately. If you know who grows these beauties, I'd love to hear about it. Thank you everyone for your thoughtful suggestions! It's back to helpmefind to look these up.