Fragrance in the Garden

What do you think of when the word fragrance is mentioned? The first Rose from your garden, a bouquet of Sweet Peas for your dining table, or the pleasant scent of Nicotiana in the garden early on a summer’s evening? Everyone has their favorite fragrances and may already include such plants in their garden. Why not think about some of the many different ones that can be included in your garden?

Visit a few public gardens this summer and see what the fragrance of popular flowers is like.

All roses are often regarded as being fragrant, but such is not the case. Many of today’s garden roses have been developed for their color, form and disease resistance. Fragrance unfortunately is not always there. Many are, however, quite fragrant and worthy of extra note because of this. Some are; Fragrant Cloud that not only lives up to its name, but has large blooms of a very pleasing coral-red shade and Double Delight, a fragrant white edged red rose. Even Tropicana, one of the all time great roses and winner of many awards, has a pleasant fragrance to match its vibrant orange-red blooms.

When it comes to flowering shrubs the most noted for fragrance are Lilacs and Mock Orange. Their fragrances are decidedly distinct and different, yet widely appreciated.

If your garden layout can accommodate it, why not plant your favorite Lilac or Summer Sweet Clethra near your bedroom window.

Always welcome are the fragrant Viburnums with their fragrant flowers in the Spring. These include the Burkwood Viburnum and the Fragrant Snowball, Viburnum Carlcephalum, with large clusters of very fragrant white flowers in May.

Sunimer fragrance in the garden is very pleasing and especially near a patio or sitting area. Nicotiana or night flowering tobacco has a particularly pleasant scent mainly at night.

Other annual flowers with fragrance of note are Petunias, Sweet Alyssum, Pansies, Verbana and Sweet Peas. Many people also consider Marigolds to have a pleasant fragrance.

Why not consider a cutting garden to provide fragrant bloom for the house? If you have a large enough area for vegetables and can spare some room start in the fall by planting some spring bulbs such as Hyacinths and daffodils for cutting. Why not consider using those out of the way spaces in the garden for spring bulbs? That you will not feel guilty when you cut the flowers to fill your vases. Plant some Sweet Peas for cutting along a fence at the edge of the garden. Don’t forget it never hurts a large shrub such as Lilac or Viburnum, to cut a few clusters of bloom to bring the fragrance indoors where it can soon pleasantly fill a whole room.

 

Fragrant Perennials

 

Achillea sp. (foliage)

Allium sp. (foliage)

Antheniis tinctoria (foliage)

Chrysanthemum rnoritoliurn (foliage)

Chrysanthemum - Mum

Convallaria - Lily of the Valley

Dianthus Carnations

Dictamnus albus (flower)

Erysimum asperum (flower)

Galium odoratum (foliage)

Herrierocallis - Daykly

Hosta

Hyacinthus - Hyacinth

Iris Germanica - Bearded Iris

Lavendula - Lavender

Lathyrus - Sweet Peas

Llium - Hardy Lilies

Monarda - Bee Balm

Narcissus - Narcissus Varieties

Nepeta - Cat Mint

Oenothera sp. (flower)

Paeonia - Peony

Phlox paniculata - Tall Phlox

Sak’ia

Santolina - Lavender Cotton

Saponaria - Soapwort

Teucrium - Germander

Thymus -Thyme

Viola - Violets

 

Fragrant Annuals

 

Alyssum

Cosmos

Dianthus

Helictope

Laritana

Marigold

Nicotiana

Petunia

Phlox

Snapdragons

Swan River Daisy

 

Fragrant Roses

 

Angel Face

Apollo

Arlene Francis

Brandy

Broadway

Cherish

Chrysler Imperial

Crimson Glory

Don Juan

Fashion

Fragrant Cloud

Golden Showers

Gypsy

Heirloom

Intrigue

Kordes Perfecta

Mirandy

Mr. Lincoln

New Day

Perfume Delight

Pink Perfume

Prominant

Red Masterpiece

Royal Gold

Sheer Bliss

Sterling Silver

Therese Bugnet

Tempo

Trapicana

White Dawn

White Lightening

 

Fragrant Vines

 

Clernatis armandii

Sweet Autumn Clernatis

Silver Fleece Vine

Sweet Pea

Wisteria

Honeysuckle

 

FragrantTrees and Shrubs

 

Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy Abelia)

Acer ginnala (Amur Maple)

Azalea, poukenhense, Karens

Butterfly Bush

Bluebeard Caryopteris

Calycanthus tioridus

Fran

Fothergilla

Hamamelis species (Witchhazel)

Unden Tree

Magnolia grandiflora (Southern Magnolia)

Magnolia stellata (Star Magnolia)

Sophora japonica (Japanese Pagodatree)

Sweetbay Magnolia

Mahonia bealii

Os ma nthus

Pieris japonica

Sargent Crab

Summersweet

VA Sweetspire

Wisteria - japanese

Rhododendron viscosum

Exbury Azaleas

Brooms Honeyscented

Daphnes

Fringe Tree

Lilac

Magnolia stellata Merilr

Mock Orange

Amur Maple

Russian Olive

Sarcoccoca

Snowbell

Sweetshrub

Viburnums Koreanspice, Burkwood

American Yellowwood

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