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Fragrant Perennials

Scent gives many fragrant perennials an added dimension.

Aromas from flowering plants vary from the sweet aroma of peonies to the fresh smell of roses. Some plants have scented leaves such as artemisias, geraniums, and mint.

The scent of many flowers are stronger in the cool of the day and can be more intense in a corner.

To maximize your pleasure from the wonderful aromas of scented plants, grow them near the house or by paths. If your sitting area is near the flowers and in a corner, the fresh smell will surely be a delight.

The following plants have been carefully selected to be sure to please the most discriminating gardener.

Fragrant Flowers

  • Actinidia
  • Akebia (Chocolate Vine)
  • Allium
  • Alpinia
  • Anemone hydrida (x)
  • Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed)
  • Asclepias incarnata 'Ice Ballet' (Swamp Milkweed)
  • asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed)
  • Belandiera (Chocolate Flower)
  • Buddleja (Butterfly Bush)
  • Buxus (Boxwood)
  • Ceanothus (New Jersey Tea, Wild Snowball)
  • Clematis terniflora, recta, recta 'Purpurea'
  • Convallaria (Lily-Of-The-Vally)
  • Crambe
  • Decumaria (Wood Vamp)
  • Dianthus
  • Filipendula (Meadowsweet)
  • Heliotropum
  • Hemerocallis 'Hyperion', lilioasphodelus (Daylily)
  • Heptacodium (Northern Crepe Myrtle, Seven Son Flower)
  • Hesperis (Dame's Rocket)
  • Hosta 'Honey Bells'
  • Hosta plantaginea 'Grandiflora'
  • Hosta 'Royal Standard'
  • Hydrangea
  • Iberis (Candytuft)
  • Iris pallida 'Variegata'
  • Lilium (Lily)
  • Lonicera (Honeysuckle)
  • Monarda (Bee Balm, Horsemint)
  • Oenothera caespitosa (Evening Primrose, Sundrops)
  • Pachysandra (Spurge)
  • Paeonia (Peony)
  • Papaver burseri (Poppy)
  • Philadelphus
  • Phlox
  • Polygonatum (Solomon's Seal)
  • Pycnanthemum (Mountain Mint)
  • Pyracantha
  • Spiranthes (Ladies' Tresses)
  • Tulbaghia (Society Garlic)
  • Valeriana (Valerian)
  • Veronicastrum (Culver's Physic)
  • Vigna
  • Viola o. 'Konigin Charlotte'
  • Yucca (Soap Tree, Soapweed, Palmella)

Fragrant Foliage

  • Achillea
  • Acorus
  • Agastache
  • Allium
  • Artemisia
  • Asarum
  • Dictamnus
  • Eupatorium purpureum
  • Geranium Biokovo’macrorrhizum Karmina
  • Houttuynia
  • Monarda
  • Nepeta
  • Perovskia
  • Pycnanthemum
  • Ruta
  • Salvia a. Pitcherii Nekan, Grandiflora
  • Santolina
  • Teucrium

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