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 Many flowering plants have a
distinctive sweet fragrance or if it is not so
pleasant, an odor. Within a genus, there might
be species that smell good and others that do
not have a fragrance. The list below indicates
if the entire genus has a fragrance by adding species
while individual species will have their
specific epithet included.
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Aesculus
hippocastanum - Horse Chestnut
Buddleia
species - Butterfly Bush
Buxus
species - Boxwood
Calycanthus floridus
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Carolina Allspice
Catalpa speciosa - Catalpa
Chaenomeles speciosa
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Flowering Quince
Clematis paniculata - Sweet Autumn
Clematis
Clethra
alnifolia -
Summersweet
Convalaria majalis - Lily of the
Valley
Corylopsis
species -
Winterhazel
Daphne burkwoodii ‘Carol Mackie’ -
Spring Daphne
Datura
species - Angels Trumpets
Dennstaedtia
punctiloba - Hay-Scented Fern
Galium odoratum - Sweet Woodruff
Hosta species (Hosta plantaginea and many
other cultivars)
Hyacinthus
species - Hyacinths
Itea virginica -
Virginia Sweetspire
Kolkwitzia ambilis - Beautybush
Lavandula
species - Lavender
Lobularia maritima - Sweet Alyssum
Lindera benzoin
- Spicebush
Lonicera
species - Honeysuckle
Monarda didyma - Beebalm
Myrica pennsylvanica - Bayberry
Narcissus
species - Daffodils
Nepeta
species - Catmint
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Oxydendrum arboretum - Sourwood
Paeonia
species - Peony
Pelargonium - Scented Geraniums
Perovskia
atriplicifolia - Russian Sage
Philadelphus
species -
Mockorange
Phlox divaricata - Woodland Phlox
Phlox paniculata - Garden Phlox
Rhododendron viscosum
- Swamp
azalea
Rhus aromatica - Fragrant Sumac
Rodgersia species - Rodger's Flower
Rosa species - Roses
Styrax obassia - Fragrant Snowball
Syringa
species - Lilac
Syringa
reticulata - Japanese Tree Lilac
Tagetes
species - Marigolds
Thymus
species - Thyme
Verbena citriodorus - Lemon Verbena
Viburnum carlesii
- Korean Spice Viburnum
Vibrunum farreri -
Fragrant Viburnum
Viburnum x burkwoodii
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Burkwood Viburnum
Wisteria
species - Wisteria Vine
Yucca filimentosa
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Shrubs With Fragrant Flowers
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Guide are fragrant, but the ones listed
below have the most powerful and
pleasant scents. Plant fragrance is
usually most intense on days that are
humid and mild, especially during early
to mid-morning and evening hours.
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Herbaceous Perennials - An
asterisk (*) indicates that the plant's
foliage is fragrant when crushed or bruised.
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Aconitum species
Anaphalis species
Anemone species
Aquilegia species
Adonisia species
Arabis caucasica
Asperuta odorata
Aster species
Astilbe species
Baptisia species
Bergenia species
Campanula species
Centranthus ruber
Cimicifuga species
Clematis heracieifolia
Clematis recta
Colchicum species
Convallaria majalis
Corydalis species
Crocus species
Dianthus caryophylus
Dianthus plumanius
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Dictamnus albus
Digitalis species
Doronicum species
Epimedium species
Filipendula species
Filipendula ulmaria
Filipendula rubra
Gentiana species
Helleborus species
Enysimum asperum
Fritilaria imperialis
Hemerocallis fulva
Hesperis matronalis
Hosta species
Hyacinthus orientalis
Iris species - Iris
Lathyrus latifolius
Leucojum vemum
Lilium species
Lupinus palyphyllus
Lobularia maritima
Lycoris squamigera
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Matthiola incana 'Annua'
Mirabilis jalapa
Muscari armeniacum
Narcissus species
Nicotiana alate
Oenothera species
Paeoria species
Papaver species
Phlox species
Polygonatum species
Polygonum species
Primrose vulgaris
Saponaria officianalis
Satvia species
Sedum x spectabile
Stachys species
Trillium species
Trollius species
Valeriana
officinalis
Viola cornuta
Viola odorata
Yucca species |
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Achillea species
Allium species
Anthemis tinctoria
Chrysanthemum morifolium
Galium odoratum
Artemisia species
Chenopodium botrys
Dendranthema x morifolium
Foeniculum vulgare
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Galium odoratum
Geranium macrorrhizum
Houttuynia cordata
Hyssopus officinalis
Lavandula angustifoila
Meilssa officinalis
Monarda didyma
Nepeta x faassenii
Pelargonium graveolens |
Pelargonium x hortorum
Rosmarinus officinalis
Ruta graveolens
Salvia officinalis
Santolina chamaecypariss
Tagetes erecta
Tagetes pattila
Thymus species |
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